An independent forum site for members of the Serif software community
You are not logged in. Please login or register.
Automated signup has been disabled for these forums. If you wish to register, please send an email to admin[at]punster[dot]me stating your preferred username.
Embedded images: Click on the 
Add image to post link below the message box. Your photo will be uploaded to the postimage website and then shared here via a thumbnail link. Click on the thumbnail for a larger view.
Private messages: There is no pop-up alert for new PMs on these forums, so you need to look out for the PM link (near the top right-hand corner of any forum page) becoming bold.
Alfred's Serif Users' Forums → Mathematics & Science → The Omni-wheel - basis of self balancing mechanisms.
Have a look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byUo4EagXu0
There is a device called an omni-wheel that has to be seen to believed. The author demonstrates things like unicycles, and robots balancing on one wheel. The omni-wheel is a larger wheel with several small wheels at its rim, each rotating on a peripheral axis. There is a general gyroscopic theme to the mechanics.
Thanks, Jack!
Alfred's Serif Users' Forums → Mathematics & Science → The Omni-wheel - basis of self balancing mechanisms.
Powered by PunBB, supported by Informer Technologies, Inc.