Bit of a long shot here.. anyone know of such a thing (as title) for sale or otherwise available within a few months -- able to digitally position up to maybe 10,000-40,000 lbs in all six degrees of freedom?
Accuracy requirements are not very stringent, mm not microns.
They look like this:
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
Trade name is hexapod.
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No guarantees but try here
Lukhovitsy Machine Building Plant (LMZ) Lukhovitsy, Moscow Region, Russia Tel/Fax: +7 09663 1 1376/+7 095 234 4313 E-mail: snipped-for-privacy@mtu-net.ru
Looks like an interesting project. Need any help?
Unka' George [George McDuffee]
------------------------------------------- He that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time, of course, alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, essayist, statesman. Essays, "Of Innovations" (1597-1625).
A little more digging indicates these are also know as
stewart platform mechanism also gough-=stewart platform
mechatronics
in different areas.
Try these URLS
Siberia-Mechatronics http://www.ici.ro/ici/revista/sic1999_1/art03.html
Unka' George [George McDuffee]
------------------------------------------- He that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time, of course, alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, essayist, statesman. Essays, "Of Innovations" (1597-1625).
Building your own flight simulator ride?
Check out the amusement park ride manufacturers, I saw this exact thing at one of their trade shows a few years back. Sorry I can't give you a more exact manufacturer.
Similar motion-wise, but speed is not a major requirement, and payload is probably a lot higher.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
Thanks, George, I'll give them a shot.
Maybe. The team can do the inverse kinematics with their eyes closed, but might farm out some of the heavy mechanical work as it's a distraction.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:47:00 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Spehro Pefhany quickly quoth:
I know, I know! (Raises hand and waves vigorously)
It's a baby shaker!
-- Change is the process by which the future invades our lives. -- Alvin Toffler
No. its to shake all the change out of your pockets without you knowing it. ;-)
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