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Re: SSClagorpion
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lugnet.technic
Date: 
Wed, 5 May 2004 04:35:23 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> > In lugnet.technic, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> > > In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > In normal walking we expect that the sideways walking leg pistons will be all
> > > > expanded.  When we switch to sideways walking, we subsititute sideways sweep for
> > > > hip sweep.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Will it be possible to expand or contract all sideways walking pistons at the
> > > same time?
> > 
> > 
> > Looking at SSClagorpion from the front........ and only looking at one of the
> > two leg groups:
> >  __
> > / /  Down
> >  __
> >  \ \ Down
> >  __
> >  \ \ Up
> >  __
> > / /  Up
> > 
> > In this case we'll need to have half the sidways pistons expanded and half
> > contracted all the time.  Otherwise all the legs will thrust away from the body
> > and then back.  Right?
> 
> Right.  I think.  So, where (side to side) will the legs be when it's walking
> forward?

Like this:
   __
  /  \

So when we stop walking sideways, we have to force all the sidewalking pistons
to expand.  You said this didn't you.

Kevin



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  Re: SSClagorpion
 
(...) Right. I think. So, where (side to side) will the legs be when it's walking forward? (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.technic)

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