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Subject:	Re: SSC (was Re: Best pneumatic hexapod yet!)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date:	Mon, 1 Aug 2005 18:04:35 GMT
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On Mon, August 1, 2005 11:20 am, Kevin L. Clague wrote: > In lugnet.technic, Steve Hassenplug wrote: > > If these things are OK, the only thing that may still be good to know is when all > > legs are down. That way it would look better when it stops walking. (stand still > > with all legs down) > > Well, that is an artistic/stylistic point of view. > > I think that for long term rest state it is less stress on the LEGO if all feet > are down, but I don't know that I agree that it will look better ;^) I should say it would look more 'natural'. How easy will it be to install a normally closed (while the foot is in the air) touch sensor in the foot? Will the feet be required to do much rotating and/or sliding while taking a step? (I assume it will be required, at least a little) Steve

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		Re: SSC (was Re: Best pneumatic hexapod yet!)
(...) Given that I have not designed the feet yet, I don't know. (...) I have not finished the feet, but I was planning on providing an ankle that rotates about the Y axis, so that foot rotation is limited. A certain amount of sliding is expected. (...) (19 years ago, 1-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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		Re: SSC (was Re: Best pneumatic hexapod yet!)
(...) No. The central timer is unchanged by switching from forward to reverse, or walk to turn. The things that do change behavior are the leg sweep pistons. These will do their best to accommidate the change, which may not have any affect until the (...) (19 years ago, 1-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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