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Continuously Variable Pneumatics
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk
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Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:41:58 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Jetro de Chateau wrote:
   TechnicBRICKs has just received official confirmation from TLG that the 1H2010 set 8049 will include pneumatic pistons and has posted some preliminary pics. That means Pneumatic elements are back!

A big Thank You to TLG for listening to AFOL requests for pneumatics and producing set 8049 for 2010.

To celebrate, here are the pictures of my latest pneumatic system.
It allows the cylinder to be commanded to any position.
• not just the two ends
• not just two ends and one position in the middle
• yes, any variable position within its travel!



The variable input is at the red sliding beam. The variable output is the position of the turquoise lever.
Techniques:
• dithering of valves (with the motor crank) overcomes their hysteresis and stiction
• offsetting the valve levers removes most of the deadband in the middle
• feeding back the output allows closed loop control of cylinder position

This uses no more pneumatic or PF parts than the contents of sets 8049 and 8293, so the parts will soon be quite accessible.
How it works might take a little more understanding!
More detailed description / info
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/mbellis/Technic/Pneumatics/cont-var-pneu-ctrl/2_cvp_info.txt.

Folder http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=405269

You could say pneumatics has just gone analogue!
No longer is it a 2 or 3-state system.

PLMKWYT
Mark



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  Re: Continuously Variable Pneumatics
 
(...) Thank you for sharing this. Next up: implementing this in an automated system... Jetro (15 years ago, 12-Oct-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
  Re: Continuously Variable Pneumatics
 
(...) ...snip... (...) Mark, I think this is fabulous! Kevin (15 years ago, 12-Nov-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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  Pneumatics are back!!
 
(URL) has just received official confirmation from TLG that the 1H2010 set 8049 will include pneumatic pistons and has posted some preliminary pics. That means Pneumatic elements are back! (15 years ago, 22-Sep-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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