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Re: Tilt and Walking
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:04:09 GMT
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Christian Jacobsen <xtian@net-collect.comSPAMLESS>
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> Let's take walking first.
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> Things fall over when there is an unbalanced moment (also called a torque)
> applied to them. If the moment (force times distance) is balanced, for • example
> by pressure from their feet, they can stand upright.
I was thinking about walkers too, and I came up with an idea...
If the toes had a wheel, the walker could basically drag the toe as the foot
moved forward, and therefore never have to shift the weight from one leg to
the other.
This would require a leg that was jointed like a horse's leg.
But I think this would work...
Thoughts? Comments?
- Christian
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| Let's take walking first. Things fall over when there is an unbalanced moment (also called a torque) applied to them. If the moment (force times distance) is balanced, for example by pressure from their feet, they can stand upright. When things (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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