Re:Throwable Robot Car Always Lands on Four Wheels
by zanecodes on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @03:59PM
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Not to mention that the design constraints of a reaction wheel and a drive wheel are almost polar opposites: a reaction wheel needs to have the largest possible moment of inertia, to maximize the change in angular momentum for a given mass and torque; meanwhile, a drive wheel should have the smallest possible moment of inertia, to maximize the change in angular speed for a given mass and torque, particularly since you typically want to minimize unsprung mass (in fairness, the demoed robot didn't have any suspension to worry about).
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Re:Throwable Robot Car Always Lands on Four Wheels
by yencabulator on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @08:53PM
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Big off-road tires are in the 100 lbs weight range, though. It might work for a special forces dune buggy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Strike_Vehicle
They might even want that actuated tail, to have a camera/IR sensor at the end of..