by news | Mar 9, 2015 | Design
Trying to figure out the base way to mount a chair inside the sphere, making it affordable and strong, is a little tricky. Especially if you want to continue our philosophy of ‘use one part!’ for many uses. An interlocking wooden structure is one idea, and...
by news | Mar 5, 2015 | Design
One assumption I made on early chain designs was that the sphere would sit directly atop them. In another configuration, the Delta (or triangular) version the chains are now sitting at an angle to the sphere. Chains are extremely strong but not designed to handle...
by news | Feb 28, 2015 | Design
Conventional motion simulators use mechanisms call a linear actuator, which is a motor that turns a big screw which pushes a rod. They’re pretty simple devices and quite useful for motion. The more actuators you add the more degrees of movement you can get. The...
by news | Feb 28, 2015 | Design
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by news | Feb 27, 2015 | Design, Engineering
It needs lots of work but this idea seems quite...
by news | Feb 26, 2015 | Design, Engineering, Other sims, Videos
Autodesk inventor is a pain for animating stuff like this but I’m never one to shy from a challenge 🙂 A large elasticated band supports the weight of the user, and platform, and the linear actuator lifts and lowers them. Fast, responsive and most importantly :...
