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Hi, The Ackerman geometry make both steering wheels follows the proper arc when turning (the inside wheel follow a smaller arc than the outside one) : the wheels turn a different angle. (Ackerman principle is well known in France as "épure de (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Legos' V6's
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(...) The inline-6 engine design is inherently perfectly balanced - hence most current north american truck diesel engines are inline-6 designs. For example, Cummins inline-6 diesels are used in everything from the Dodge Ram pickup, to normal (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: GBC does nothing for me
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:ICJw4C.1A9E@lugnet.com... (...) One thing I am interested in is building and designing a robot or a electrically driven mechanism that can sort the different sizes of bricks from each (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: GBC does nothing for me
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(...) One of the things you forgot to mention is that GBC is accessible and scalable for participants: -A GBC is endlessly enjoyable with one module, two modules or fifteen modules. This is a low risk type of event for people to work on, it doesn't (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Legos V6's
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hate to follow my own post but someone might find this interesting (URL) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Legos' V6's
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BMW has used I-6's in many of it's cars for decades. I'm nearly positive the 3-series still uses an I-6 today. Kyle (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) In the US almost all tractor trailers use inline 6's. Freightliner, one of the largest truck manufactures in the US which is owned by DaimlerChrysler uses a few European Mercedes engines and they are all inline 6's. Some large trucks and (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: GBC does nothing for me
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(...) I have nothing against GBC, having experimented myself, but I specialise in other stuff. I have an idea that would satisfy most of your requirements: Linear If not entirely random, then complex, with some degrees of movement repeating more (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Legos V6's
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Nate- The mobile cranes I know that use V6 engines are: 1)Terex-Demag 2)Grove These two both use a Daimler Chrysler OM 906 LA V6 in the crane operator's section, and both use a Daimler Chrylser OM 502 LA V8 for the main drive. If you want to find (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Legos V6's
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I was only talking about big rigs. Do European tractor trailers actually have V6's? Do their mobile cranes actually have V6's? I just wondered because it seems that TLC uses a V6 in every truck design. The Airtech Rig in 1994 had one. The New crane (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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