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Re: motorized cars?
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lugnet.town
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Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:01:40 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Joe Strout wrote:
> Has anyone done anything with motorized cars that drive around the town?
> (I mean, anyone besides LegoLand!)
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> I've thought of a couple of vague ideas:
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> - magnets under the street that pull the cars along
> - a slotted street that guides motorized cars
> - robotic cars that follow the center line on the road
> - street cars pulled back and forth by a string above the street
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> ...but I'm not particularly happy with any of these. Any other ideas or
> experience to share?
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> Thanks,
> - Joe
I think the MichLTC folks had a car that ran around with a magnet under the road
attached to a train engine on a loop. Seemed like a very cool and simple
solution to making cars move.
jt
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| (...) Cool? Yes (there was certainly a lot of excited chatter on the MichLUG list after Steve posted a video of the cars "driving" past each other). Simple? Sure, on paper, maybe, but in practical application its a bit more complicated. There are a (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.town)
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| Has anyone done anything with motorized cars that drive around the town? (I mean, anyone besides LegoLand!) I've thought of a couple of vague ideas: - magnets under the street that pull the cars along - a slotted street that guides motorized cars - (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.town)
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