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Re: automatic transmission
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 3 Feb 2004 16:31:33 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Øyvind Steinnes wrote:
> I was out of ideas for what to do next, my "snow plow" or "snowblower" or
> whatever you like to call it, is finished and working, only need a truck or
> anything behind it to look cool. MLCad file will be avaiable soon...
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> But today I was reading the local newspaper and read about a new type of
> Automatic (or semiautomatic) transmission for cars. Its called DSG. Anybody
> heard about it? It is been used in Audi TT and Volkswagen Golf, VW Tuareg or
> some other models of the Audi/VW company. It is not really a utomatic
> transmission but works as one. There are two clutches involved, the first
> clutch handles gear 1, 3 and 5 and the second takes gear 2, 4 and 6. When
> you start in the first gear, and acellerate the computer will automaticly
> put in the next gear and transfer with the clutch when needed. This allows
> about 0.02sek between each gear.
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> Is this at all possible to make in LEGO today? With no non-LEGO parts
> invoved (except rubberbands...)
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>
> Regards
> Øyvind Steinnes
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Phoenix
Hey,
I have never heard of this before... but I suppose you could do it with and RCX
and two motors. think about it... if you had 2 inputs(the motors) into the
transmission and 1 output with the RCX controlling which motor is in use and at
what time, I suppose it is possible with all Lego parts, I think?
Good luck,
Erik
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