Hey Folks,
Take a look at this robot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M0jhAuAuJI
Notice the spin-up?
Any comments on it mechanical advantage?
Regards,
Dan
Nice!
I remind me of the dynamic soaring, where the centripidal energy is reused over and over again.
Check that out ... your probably gonna get more volts out of this one ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByOB4luuvy4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByOB4luuvy4)
This is something similar and more perspective:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7AN2IR8p9w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7AN2IR8p9w)
The cool thing is that the robot bends in half on the up-swing and then it straightens out at or near the top.