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Re: Quirks with advanced technic cars (4WD, steering, suspension)
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:28:29 GMT
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Hello,
Some examples using ackerman principle:
8860 technic car chassis
8479 barcode truck
8859 tractor
8462 tow truck
If you look further you will find many more.
Greetings
Maico Arts
Jordan Bradford schreef:
> > Steering--
> >
> > In real cars the wheel on the outside of the turn doesn't need to turn as much
> > to follow the curve. I haven't seen any lego devices to accommodate for this. It
> > also causes undue friction when turning. Perhaps it's beneficial given that it's
> > hard to make the center of wheel rotation close to the wheel base, so we have
> > that increased turning ability from the overs-steared outer wheel. Are there any
> > ways of making it better?
>
>
> The 8880 Supercar has all-wheel steering so that both rear wheels turn less than
> the front ones. That's not quite the same as Ackerman correction, but it helps.
>
> I've seen Ackerman steering correction done in LEGO, but of course I can't find
> it now that I'm trying to look for it specifically. It might have been in one of
> those older "building robots using LEGO and the RCX"-type books.
>
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