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Re: A realy good set (7471)
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:00:12 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Neb Okla wrote:
> The wheels apparently also don't steer like in real life.
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> The photos I've seen of the Lego model turn like this:
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> Left-turn, overhead view.
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> In photos and video I've seen of the real rovers turning, they make a circle
> with their wheels and perform a zero-radius turn:
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> Overhead view again.
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> This allows it to spin in place.
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> Of course, to go straight, the wheels are like this:
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> Anyone know if the set can be easily modified to turn more realistically?
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Way back I made an animation to illustrate this:
http://www.home.zonnet.nl/dam117/legomind//projects/circles/wiellang_ani.htm
To see it in context and see more on a LEGO mechanism to turn like this:
Go to http://home.zonnet.nl/ericbrok/legomind/index.htm?s=insights
And select From menu: Going in circles.
Eric Brok
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| The wheels apparently also don't steer like in real life. The photos I've seen of the Lego model turn like this: \ \ | | / / Left-turn, overhead view. In photos and video I've seen of the real rovers turning, they make a circle with their wheels and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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