dhc6twinotter Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) show me the scheme please! I need to build something with 127 functions. one will be unused...you never know in the future I may need of it aswell LOL :laugh: I don't have time to create a MLCAD version, but here is a picture of partial 256 output gearbox that desert752 drew up in the Grader thread: The picture above doesn't have all 256 outputs shown, but it gives an idea of how the driving rings can be used to multiply functions. Edited June 25, 2014 by dhc6twinotter Quote
TheItalianBrick Posted June 25, 2014 Author Posted June 25, 2014 so you only have 1 motor that drives and 7 that switch between the function? How can the be indipendent? Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 so you only have 1 motor that drives and 7 that switch between the function? How can the be indipendent? Yup. It is independent because each switching motor is controlled independently. So, for example, in the picture I posted previously, when the driving ring closest to the motor is moved left, it only sends power to the top half of the gearbox. The next driving ring in line would be the top center one. If that driving ring is moved left, then the power moves up and only goes to the uppermost right driving ring. That driving ring can then be changed to operate other driving rings or functions. So on and so forth. The playability of such a design would be absolutely terrible though. Quote
TheItalianBrick Posted June 25, 2014 Author Posted June 25, 2014 ok then I think i found the solution for having an INFINITE number of funciotns with only 3 motors, one for driving and the other 2 for switching!!! I'll make a LDD today afterwork!! Not kidding you guys......I said INFINITE!!!!! Quote
Bzroom Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 You could easily imagine a mechanism with one power supply and infinite number of switched outputs, the question just becomes the output selection. It's fairly trivial to think of a machine that could take up an indefinite size and produce an indefinite number of outputs with an indefinite number of time to switch them. But when you start to talk about real numbers the relationship between the number of outputs and time to switch between them is probably the most significant factor. Your described a model of 1 / infinity, which approaches zero. In the simplest mechanism, you have N inputs and N outputs, the ratio is 1/1. What would really be cool is if you could create a factor larger than 1/1. I think differential implementations of a polynomial functions would allow you to control more outputs than inputs. Think of a speaker playing multiple frequencies of sound through a single wire. The bass channel would be boom lift, low-mid and high-mid are left and right tracks, and a high pitch is a scoop. God speed. Quote
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