Lego Technic AEGIS Missile Launcher

[DLuders]

JP Brown built an excellent AEGIS Missile Launcher built with Lego Technic pieces: http://jpbrown.i8.com/aegis.html . He writes:

"Aegis uses the LEGO Mindstorms Vision Command system to track movement or color and fire Cyberslam missiles...."

"FIRING -- Firing works by rotating the missile magazine around the central axle, bringing each missile launcher's firing pin into contact with a spring-loaded beam (on top of the missile assembly, just below the camera). The beam tips the firing pin of the CyberSlam Missile launcher to release the missile; as the magazine continues to revolve the beam is pushed back out of the way and then springs back into place ready to fire the next shot.

"MECHANICS -- There are three motors: two control the rotation and elevation of the missile launcher, linked via chain drives to worm screws which turn the large Technic turntables; the third motor spins the missile launcher to fire the missiles one after another.

"OPERATION -- The Aegis can operate on single shot (15 second pause between shots) or full auto (it will empty the magazine in less than a second). The launcher...can rotate from +90 to -80° vertically (taking 0° to be the horizon), and from +135 to -135° in the horizontal plane [see http://jpbrown.i8.com/aegis_ani.html for animated GIF]. A rotation sensor tracks the position of each of the motors...."

JP Brown has more cool creations on his website http://jpbrown.i8.com/index.html .

[Jetro]

Nice, didn't remember this particular model (pity there are no instructions like for most of the other models)

Matthias Paul Scholtz built this Galting Gun

No guiding system, but another way to use those same arrows.

Edited April 4, 2010 by Jetro