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Re: modular components for sharing designs
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Thu, 15 Feb 2001 01:54:37 GMT
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Thats what I thought they started out talking about, then things got
complicated.
i.e. my ship = my adapter = your adapter = your ship
one end of our adapters will be standard, the other will fit our ship.
my $0.02 worth
Gary
Bram Lambrecht <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in message
news:MABBIBJJFOJIOHDFDCEBCEINCOAA.bram@cwru.edu...
> J.D. Forinash writes:
> > I think the sheer number of variables here is why we'll have
> > trouble getting an airlock standard to work.
>
> I think that the idea is not to create a standard airlock, but rather to
> create a standard adapter. One end of the adapter conforms to the standard
> airlock design and can mate with any other adapter. The other end is
> specifically designed to mate with your airlock. Thus, by attaching two
> such adapters together at the "standardized" ends, virtually any airlock or
> docking ring will be able to mate with any other airlock/docking ring. Even
> with multiple airlocks of a non-standard design, only one adapter will be
> needed unless multiple ships dock at once. That saves parts :) An adapter
> should also be designed to reach past any obstacles on a ship that would
> inhibit docking. Thoughts?
> --Bram
>
>
> Bram Lambrecht
> bram@cwru.edu
> http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/
>
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