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Re: Homing with the IR Tower
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 26 Jul 1999 18:12:20 GMT
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Laurentino Martins <lmartins@marktest.STOPSPAMpt>
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At 03:32 24-07-1999 Saturday , you wrote:
> Funny I tried this approach before. My problem is that when the robot turns,
> the tyres are kind of reluctant to go sideways. I think it depends on the kind
> of tyres you use. Which kind of tyres are you using?
All you need is to put a differential between the wheels.
If those wheels need to have traction, all you have to do is to apply the force to the differential itself and the differential will distribute the traction for the two wheels like a real car.
Laurentino Martins
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[ http://www.terravista.pt/Enseada/2808/ ]
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| (...) Maybe I did not phrase my problem clearly. It's better described in Jon Shemitz's recent post (URL). In my experience, wheels are more efficient than treads. Under the same load, my wheel-based design outrun my tread-based design. However, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Homing with the IR Tower
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| (...) Have you seen the mars rover turn? If you have the parts for it, you could add a steering mechanism in the front wheels and another for the wheels in the back. Humm... that should make an interesting mechanical project :-) Laurentino Martins [ (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only person who's still trying to solve Joel's challenge. It sounds like you've made some great progress! (...) Congratulations! Another Lego Fan is born! (...) Same here! <snip!> (...) I had considered (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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