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Message #06145
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: James Taylor edgar_the_hate_bug1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 18:53:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: 3 motor bicore walker
I was under the impression that you can link any
number of bicores together, and they would all work
together somehow. Hence the Tilden Mine sweeping
snakebot. Hundreds of segments, and if one or two
blow off, it will keep going.
--- Darrell Johnson wrote:
> grant mckee wrote:
>
> >
> > ok I have already made up a 3 motor bicore with a
> reverser and breadboarded
> > it, thats no problem. Heres the question how many
> motors could the
> > master-slave bicore architexture be used for, not
> on a worm or lamprey but a
> > walker, Mark t used somthing like a microcore for
> his spyder I heard, or
> > maybe somthing eles?
>
>
> well, I believe that Dave's new Scoutwalker uses
> bicores to drive 4
> motors.. Also I believe that Ian has a 4 motor
> walker that uses
> bicores.. Can't think of anyone else offhand.. maybe
> Richard Piotter, I
> think...
>
> not sure if it would work fot a 5 motor walker..
> wouldn't bet on it..
> More motors?? Bicores might be a bit too chaotic to
> give useful
> results.
>
>
> Darrell
>
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===
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6146 Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:15:59 -0700 Re: 3 motor bicore walker James Taylor
> I was under the impression that you can link any
> number of bicores together, and they would all work
> together somehow. Hence the Tilden Mine sweeping
> snakebot. Hundreds of segments, and if one or two
> blow off, it will keep going.
>
>
> --- Darrell Johnson wrote:
> > grant mckee wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > ok I have already made up a 3 motor bicore with a
> > reverser and breadboarded
> > > it, thats no problem. Heres the question how many
> > motors could the
> > > master-slave bicore architexture be used for, not
> > on a worm or lamprey but a
> > > walker, Mark t used somthing like a microcore for
> > his spyder I heard, or
> > > maybe somthing eles?
> >
> >
> > well, I believe that Dave's new Scoutwalker uses
> > bicores to drive 4
> > motors.. Also I believe that Ian has a 4 motor
> > walker that uses
> > bicores.. Can't think of anyone else offhand.. maybe
> > Richard Piotter, I
> > think...
> >
> > not sure if it would work fot a 5 motor walker..
> > wouldn't bet on it..
> > More motors?? Bicores might be a bit too chaotic to
> > give useful
> > results.
> >
> >
> > Darrell
> >
> > _______________________________
> > BICOREEOS..they're BEAMtastic!!
> > http://home.pacbell.net/wundoba
> >
>
> ===
> Everything I say can mean one of two things...If something I say makes you
mad....I meant it the other way.
>
> James Taylor
> URL: http://fly.to/springmeadows
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>
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