Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05456
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Travis D." beam_bot@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 16:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Another contest entery!
I don't suppose we can get you to post a basic
schematic for the LEM???
--- Bob Shannon wrote:
> Sean Rigter wrote:
>
> > Bravo Bob!
> >
> > A BEAM "tour de force".
> >
> > That's some serious documentation with intriguing
> extrapolations to keeps us
> > wanting for more. I will have to read this several
> times to absorb all the
> > information of the design and it's behaviours some
> of which will no doubt be
> > clarified by watching the videos (let alone the
> real thing)
> >
>
> Wow, thanks, the response to LEM is very flattering!
> I'm just very glad no one has
> asked
> me to tell how I came up with the design (I'll never
> admit anything).
>
> > I already have a simple tri-radial Nutating motion
> platform design (NuREM) on the
> > drawing board which is indeed a significant
> departure from the LEM design as it's
> > focus is high functionality with low structural
> complexity.
> >
> > The details will follow within a day or two.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > wilf
>
> One reccomendation based on watching LEM fling my
> photovores aside...
>
> I highly reccomend you use compliant motor mounts.
> Any form of suspension at all
> seems to make a good deal of difference in the
> performance of all BEAM designs from
> single motor Symets to photovores.
>
> I'm also interested in the idea of flexible
> couplings between the motor/driver
> segments.
>
> LEM has no such suspension, other than an
> experimental set of compliant rubber feet
> made from Radio Shack toggle switch covers.
>
>
>
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