CG Showcase of Overbalanced Wheel

[helloha]

http://youtu.be/xBjncrYGLJc

extend a longer path for the descending weight, but due to poor design (or maybe just impossible), simulation failed, obviously.
will hold on the remodel of the wheel till next year, then maybe redo.

[johnny874]

http://youtu.be/xBjncrYGLJc

extend a longer path for the descending weight, but due to poor design (or maybe just impossible), simulation failed, obviously.
will hold on the remodel of the wheel till next year, then maybe redo.

  helloha,
Once again, a cool design. Not a poor design, just a difficult challenge.

[helloha]

http://youtu.be/p5c1NKIsEbc

extending an even longer ramp length.

althought the simulation is an unsuccess one (maybe because i'm too lazy to go through the phase of trial & error, tweaking & tuning  ), but still it's a good presentation on the drawback of using ramp.

[helloha]

To all, merry christmas and a happy new year 

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first try on magnet idea on wheel

http://youtu.be/6XUFDV5nWng

this cg is presented only on wireframe view, as i used an older model of wheel, below the link

http://youtu.be/UOLPuvsXe9I

trying to simulate the action of magnet repel force on the weights by using wind force (as the simulation program do not have magnet feature, so have to make do with wind).

but the wind option does have its cons. although it can set its range, but all the area within the range will be affected by the wind. also both the weights and the wheel are influenced by the wind (only the weights should be, in the case,for magnet).

[helloha]

http://youtu.be/iLwWG99owcw

no change on wheel, focus on the interior structure of  the weight (ball or sphere). The weight is made up of an inner core and outer core, where the inner core is heavier than the outer by 2:1 ratio (depend on individual setting)

the modified weight seem to have a faster reaction speed, but overall for the wheel, don't seem to have much improvement.

the link for the wheel model http://youtu.be/FLxQDlD9Gzw

and interesting reference for the wheel/weight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAWLLo5cyfE  (prefer this conceptual physics because of minimum math involved, as i almost totally don't understand math equation)