[python] {Re: new 'Moan' pics}, plus an update on my project
- From: Michael Rienstra <ageless@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:06:56 -0700
Laurent,
Looks good, can't wait to hear more! How much more building remains?
I am very curious about the purpose of the gears (on the linkage)! Can
you explain?
I've been thinking about using gears or linkages or something to allow
handlebars which pivot properly (around a fixed axis), as opposed to
moving about in an odd fashion, but I haven't come up with anything
particularly clever yet.
My vython is progressing slowly, although I got a lot done yesterday.
Thanks to your email about the seat/leg clearance issue, I realized
that I hadn't properly compensation for this and made some last-minute
design modifications, although I stopped short of changing any of the
pieces that we had already made. The ground clearance is now quite
small, but that's ok because it is a prototype and I know I can improve
it considerably without changing the steering geometry, but to do so
would complicate things slightly -- no extra parts or anything like
that, it would just be harder to align things properly.
It's funny, I knew that the wheel would move back and sideways, and
even calculated how much on my models, but somehow I didn't quite think
it through -- I was thinking about the wheel hitting the seat, and I
didn't even realized that it would also run into my legs! Still, now
that I've compensated for it, I think that it will be rideable,
although the turning radius will be limited to about 30 degrees away
from the center, which is not too bad for a SWB lowracer, but not ideal
for low-speed maneuvering. In the process of quickly trying to modify
the existing design, I figured out a few things and also identified
some issues which I want to investigate further, but this will have to
wait until I have more time, probably after I finish the prototype. Oh,
and I am probably being too optimistic, but I think that the sideways
movement of the wheel may allow one to steer with the inside of the
thighs as well as the feet.
Michael
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