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Re: SSClagorpion
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 5 May 2004 04:10:06 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> > In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
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> > > Nope. SSClagorpion does not walk using a simple pneumatic motor configuration.
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> > I just came up with an idea for how to make the legs work. It should make it so
> > the pneumatic cylinder doesn't have to support the weight of the creature.
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> > The idea is to have the legs "lock" into place, when they are down.
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> This eliminates the concerns about piston leverage for putting the feet down and
> keeping them weight bearing.
Here's a quick example of what I'm talking about.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hassenplug/Robots/SSClagorpion/leglock1.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hassenplug/Robots/SSClagorpion/leglock2.jpg
Looks like it will work.
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| (...) It might not work quite as well as you seem to think. Locking mechanisms of the sort that you're considering have a little "pop" because they don't lock at their point of greatest extension. In order to get the leg to lock into position, it (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) This eliminates the concerns about piston leverage for putting the feet down and keeping them weight bearing. This allows us to have the legs be longer, more like a real scorpion, but this brings us to the next leverage problem: (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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