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What is
that? This is a turbine or propeller driven one wheeled vehicle.
It uses the weight of the fuel tank to stabilize a upright position.
The angle between the pendeling tank and the turbine can be used to
control the vehicles movement behaviour. Main idea was to combine the
advantages of a wheeled vehicle and a flying thing.
Advantages: runs over obstacles that are 1/3 as big as itself,
possibility of lifting itself off the ground, works on water and on
land with the same priciples, no friction based breaking or steering
-> no aquaplaning etc., safe to operate (rubber ball), low risk of
destruction by crashes
Why? Need for a simple robust robot platform that can move in
rough unpredictable terrain. What about sitting on the tank-pendulum
and driving self ??
Disadvantage: Turbines or propeller are dangerous to operate
(solution: impeller?). |
