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Re: pic: Rage 173 cross section of robot in SolidWorks
It looks to be something similar to the tape measure extension mechanisms seen last year or the mechanism used for a car antenna. A flexible, or at least flexible in one axis so that it can be coiled member with an OD only slightly smaller than the ID of the tube its in is pushed. The tube supports it to prevent it from buckling. It looks like that purple thing that folds back twice is this member. If I'm right, I'm curious what exactly it is.
EDIT: No, I'm stupid, this is not the mechanism, or at least the purple thing isn't the extension member because it isn't extended but the arm is.
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Last edited by Max Lobovsky : 03-03-2005 at 15:04.
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