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Re: Where's all that gravity coming from?
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:08:22 GMT
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In article <m27l23ejs0.fsf@komodo.bayview.com>,
William R. Ward <hermit@bayview.com> wrote:
> It seems to me that this approach might be a little unstable. The
> overall center of mass would stay in one place of course, but with
> respect to certain axes it would be problematic, especially when
> maneuvering.
Given that a rotating disc/ring/sphere would also tend to create a gyroscope
effect, I don't think this is that much of an issue. Besides, maneuvering
means even _more_ fuel you have to haul around. Get pointed in the right
direction, spin up the disc, go, spin down the disc at the other end and
do the fine adjustments to park the ship.
Using a flatter strucure like an Omega destroyer or Leonov would work
similarly, I suspect.
> I'm thinking however that one could construct a ring of modules where
> the modules connect to one another. The question is, how can such a
> connection be made? Lego doesn't really have a way of making shallow
> angle bends like that in a corridor. If anyone has any ideas I'd love
> to hear 'em.
I dunno, I think some click-hinge plates and some overlap in the walls might
work out for something like this.
-JDF
--
J.D. Forinash ,-.
foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu ( <
The more you learn, the better your luck gets. `-'
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| (...) I was referring not to a rotating disc/ring but to a pair of pods connected by a shaft, rotating about the center of that shaft. The gyroscope effect would be generated to some degree but it would be a lopsided one. My understanding about (...) (23 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) It seems to me that this approach might be a little unstable. The overall center of mass would stay in one place of course, but with respect to certain axes it would be problematic, especially when maneuvering. I'm thinking however that one (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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