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Originally Posted by Arpan
When the half inch steel shaft bends just a little, it gets stuck. The proper linkage with a robust hinge can be bent and still retract.
The other option here is to incorporate some kind of shock absorption system that absorbs impact. I recall doing something like that on our 2013 robot when we didn't want cylinder shafts to bend as we ran into the pyramid to start our climb.
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What about gimballing the cylinders? is there any easy way to do so? Just a thought, it could be used as a form of shock absorption.
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13-12-2014, 14:48
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