 | | Re: Killough platform with power functions —Alexander Holroyd
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| | | Thank you very much for the nice comments! Here at last are some videos of the Killough platform in action (sorry for poor quality). The first three show various motions, starting with the three basic ones: backwards/forwards, sideways, and turning (...) (17 years ago, 24-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Killough platform with power functions —Timothy P. Smith
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| | | | | (...) I'm enjoying it- I'd enjoy instructions even more! How are your controls working? You control each motor with one IR channel, right? So you have to convert linear-to-holonomic in your head? In real time? (17 years ago, 24-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Killough platform with power functions —Alexander Holroyd
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| | | | | | | (...) No - the mechanism with the differentials does precisely this conversion for you! As you say, there is one IR channel for each motor. I am controlling it using this: (URL) The joystick on the left (inspired by this one (URL) from Mark Bellis) (...) (17 years ago, 24-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Killough platform with power functions —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | (...) Looks like the tricky gear train handles a lot of it (URL) (17 years ago, 24-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Killough platform with power functions —Alexander Holroyd
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| | | | | | (...) Here are some building instructions (or at least an MLCad file). The PF parts are not shown, but it should be clear where they go: (URL) For anyone planning to build one, there is a warning: the way the wheels are put together may cause some (...) (17 years ago, 30-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Killough platform with power functions —Philippe Hurbain
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks a lot, Alexander! Now I have to find enough ballon wheels... or substitute Rama wheels ;o) Two little remarks about the mpd: The "whole" model should be the first in the MPD (Multipart > Model Sequence) You can add all PF parts that I (...) (17 years ago, 30-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Killough platform with power functions —Alexander Holroyd
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| | | | | | (...) Done - thanks! (17 years ago, 1-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Killough platform with power functions —Philippe Hurbain
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| | | | Thanks for the videos and even more for the detailed and chear instructions! Coming up with this complex geartrain must have been quite tough ;o) Philo (17 years ago, 25-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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