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Originally Posted by FrankJ
Attached is a sketch on how to use check valves to make using a closed center 3 position valve legal under FRC rules (at least for 2016)  |
Oh very cool, thanks! With a setup like that you could create a pneumatic position control system (like
http://www.bimba.com/Products-and-Ca...ntrol-System/). Add a pneumatic rod lock (
http://www.bimba.com/Products-and-Ca...Line-Rod-Lock/) and you could move and hold actuators with very few mechanics.
The downside is the limited compressor size means you wouldn't be able to move a cylinder bigger than ~1" more than a few cycles a match.