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Re: SSClagorpion
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 8 May 2004 15:11:53 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> My first thought is to forgo sideways walking.
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> This means that it would be able to walk in six directions, instead of 4, at the
> cost of 8 switches. • ...
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> This costs us 8 more pistons, and 8 more switches.
How about if you make up a proposal? Actually, two.
First, get out your pen, paper, calculator, sliderule, and excel spreadsheet,
and figure out how many pistons & switches are required.
I'd suggest two options:
A) No Sideways. Forward/back, turn in place R or L
B) Straight sideways. two pistons/LEG SWEEP.
Count EVERYTHING. What is the grand total?
While I think walking sideways would be very cool, I also think it will add a
ton of complexity to this thing. In addition to the set of walking
switches/pistons, we'd need to have switches to set the legs to "out" when it's
not walking sideways, and we'd need switches to set the legs to "middle" when
not walking forward/back.
I'm really starting to think it will top 100 switches.
Steve
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| (...) I used my brain..... (...) leg_cost = 2 pistons, 4 switches n_legs = 8 legs_cost = 8(2 pistons, 4 switches) = 16 pistons, 32 switches timing_cost = 2 pistons, 2 switches reverse_cost = 8 switches turn_cost = 8 switches total_cost = legs_cost + (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) All along, I'd thought that it would zig/zag as it walks sideways, as you've noted. But I was wrong. A, D, E and H are in one leg group. This means that A, and E are walking forward/left, and D and H are walking backard/left. This means that (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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