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oracid

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  1. This is great, I like very much the extending boom.
  2. It is not only a double track solution. You can assemble 2, 3, 4 tracks, as much as you want. I'm not sure to be a scientist, but my wife says too I'm mad... it must be true then ! I love you too.
  3. Medium Tank Climber Test #9 To climb stair steps which are 10cm high, it is necessary that the length of the tank is larger. In this video I show a medium tank that has the following dimensions and characteristics: 55cm length 41cm width 13cm height weight 2kg, 4 engines XL double width tracks In real life, stair steps are nearly 17cm height, the adventure is not over...
  4. I have changed my mind, I have decided to continue testing in this thread. How to put two tracks together ? In this video I show how to put together two tracks with a D joint. This is necessary for a bigger tank.
  5. I did some pieces with SketchUp, but I confess I am not very competent. Can you tell us a little more about how to make a 3D structure with these images. Thanks in advance. I hope not to disturb this topic.
  6. This series of small videos is ended. The last video, I present it in a new thread for those who are not interested by the "making off»: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=122127 But do not worry, I come back soon with a new series, with highest stairs and a bigger tank. Thank you for your attention.
  7. 10 minutes, it is very long, but I promise you that you will not be disappointed by this latest video of my little series. For those who are interested, they can see the "making off" of the full series here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=119844
  8. Don't worry. Be sure that I always keep my free will and my critical mind.
  9. Tommy, thank you very much for that answer so complete and well documented. Of course, I expected such a response, it is for this reason that in my video, I am very skeptical. I did not know that the Soviets have used this type of suspension, although significantly improved. I understand your reservations about the horizontal forces acting on the axles, but still, do not you think that this is an acceptable compromise on this scale? Or, finally, do you think I should abandon this solution? I think back to all this more closely watching your videos and your documentation. Thanks again.
  10. This time it is not about track, but about suspension. The idea was to make a suspension that keeps the horizontal symmetry of the tank. Usually the tanks are oriented, there is a "front" and a "back", and the suspension is oriented to favor the advance, which could cause problems when the tank goes back. My suspension is not new, but I think, it has never been used on a tank. This is a vertical suspension. For a small robotic tank, I think it will not be a problem. But I know that here there are specialists and would like to know their opinion on this subject. Thanks in advance.
  11. Nothing to say. Except this is awesomme !
  12. I love your jukebox. Why did you choose to make an ellipse rather than a circle? Don't you think that a circle would be faster?
  13. Until now, I have shown what was working. But, as you can imagine, I did other tests that did not work. I think it is interesting to know what does not work. This saves time, unless we want to study the reasons for these failures. The balloons for sculpture: It is these balloons with which one can do all kinds of animals in folding. This seems a great idea. The balloons are thin, they can be cut into slices or braiding on track. But unfortunately, they are very slippery. Too bad, it was very nice. The inner tube of a bicycle wheel: This was my first failure. I was very disappointed. The idea was to cut thin strips of more than one meter in one tube and move them into the holes of the tracks. Unfortunately, if through the plait, the car rides well stairs, he cannot climb the slope because the material is too slippery. Hot glue: The idea was to place hot glue on the sculptures of the elements track. It works fine, but it become very slippery very quickly. The "silent blocks" for door : It is these little buttons that are stuck on the door frame to avoid the noise. This does not work at all, very slippery. Silicone collapsible tube: Too slippery.
  14. Thank you all for your support. Indeed, it is too expensive for me.
  15. Thank you everybody. As far as I know, this piece is not yet available. Do you have any news ? Of course, I will test it. I hope it will not be too expensive.
  16. In this new video, I present the most effective solution, the cheapest and easiest to implement. My only regret, why I have not thought of it before? I always use a D joint, but I cut into slices of 1.5 Lego stud. The diameter is perfect and the adherence is great. At the end of the video, I suggest a store that sells D joint on eBay, for areas in the world this is not usual. Of course, I have no interest with this retailer and there are certainly many others. Thank you in advance for your comments.
  17. In this new video I show you how to make a very effective tank track. In the previous version using a window D joint, it come off easily when the tank was rubbing on the floor. In this new version, the new thing is that the D joint is folded on the back of each track link, which gives resistance to all tests. If the D joint double-sided adhesive tape did not stick enough, you must use your own double-sided adhesive tape, applying it only to the back of the track link, as not to create extra thickness on the in front of. Thank you in advance for your comments.
  18. Your project interests me enormously. In general, reasonable projects do not interest me much. Why do you not persevere in the humanoid with a spinal column like you've already done. There the body looks like a wall and I do not understand where you're going.
  19. Here is my working place where I spend most of my time. As some here knows, and as you can see, I am currently interested about tank climber. It's here : http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=119844 Very cozy, isn't It ?
  20. Don't worry about XL motors. Look at this : http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110051 But the lithium battery is sick. I can't anymore modulate the speed.
  21. Load testing with a window D joint. The load capacity of the tracks of a tank climber have to be evaluate. For this, I had the idea of using nuts placed on the chassis on blue pins. The window D joint, introduced in my previous video, is a very effective solution. In this new video you will judge its effectiveness with a load of 1500g to which we must add the 800g of the tank itself, a total of 2300g.
  22. What do you think of the idea to memorize the location of objects and thus to evaluate the probability of finding an object in the next pass. In this way, it could decide the best way to get from one point to another. Not easy, I presume...
  23. The weight is a big problem, but what do you mean by friction balance? Could you be more specific?
  24. Your comment is interesting. Note that I said "intuitively". And I am very suspicious about my intuitions. Must be tested.
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