by news | Jul 14, 2014 | Design
Still trying to figure out how to add a decent cockpit frame….
by news | Jul 13, 2014 | Planning
For this to have any chance of working a full size prototype is required. The electronics and software are fairly straight forward, building the rotating base not a huge challenge and the mecanum wheels are availble online to buy, albeit slightly expensive. The main...
by news | Jul 6, 2014 | Design
So, here is how they’re made. A piece of 2mm thick aluminium is cut into a pentagonal or hexagonal shape approx 50cm across with a laser. At the same time we cut about 4 holes for each corner. These are then ‘tapped’, so they now each have a thread....
by news | Jul 2, 2014 | Design
Ideas are like assholes, every has one but are they any good? At 1.2m wide I would be able to fit in the sphere with my legs curled up but it wouldn’t be comfortable. This wasn’t an issue with my calves sticking out but it might be for some. At this size...
by news | Jun 29, 2014 | Design
So if I was to get this to work there were other things to consider. Namely the electronics. Happily the basics are quite straightforward. I’d already done a project with arduino for my 6DOF controller and it uses many of the same principles. The user would move...
