CG Showcase of Overbalanced Wheel

[lumen]

I'm not saying anything about the design work, it's just the ball wheel concept has been worked many different ways and has never shown anything working. At best, they can trick some simulators but never seem to function.

You should have watched the video to the end and seen why it works. Maybe Helloa can do a design of the one in the video?
Yes, an animation! that might be something a bit tough to do though.

[AB Hammer]

I'm not saying anything about the design work, it's just the ball wheel concept has been worked many different ways and has never shown anything working. At best, they can trick some simulators but never seem to function.

You should have watched the video to the end and seen why it works. Maybe Helloa can do a design of the one in the video?
Yes, an animation! that might be something a bit tough to do though.

Well I can tell you that friction is your enemy on what your video had show for that has been tried before as well. I don't have any ball wheels in the works now days but I still have a liking of them. Maybe it is the same as just fond memories. Sometimes I do go back and look at old designs and put my experience to them and since Helloha is doing this I think I will make a few changes to see if I can get a little more out of it.  3.0

[lumen]

Yes, friction is always a problem, but think of a ball wheel using 4 inch diameter steel balls and how tiny the friction would appear.

[helloha]

http://youtu.be/nuNECvi3fn8

extending the weights to outside of wheel, pushing out the weights on the left, pulling in the weights on the right

[helloha]

http://youtu.be/hq5EdW10Q9I

The Snowflake v2.0 based on
concept & design by Alan Bauldree ANA AB Hammer