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1967 Gyro-X two-wheeled car.
Previously:
Children's motorized monowheel - GIF
Gryroscopically-balanced monorail - photos
1932 Purves Dynasphere - GIF
Electric diwheel - video
1967 Gyro-X two-wheeled car.
Previously:
Children's motorized monowheel - GIF
Gryroscopically-balanced monorail - photos
1932 Purves Dynasphere - GIF
Electric diwheel - video
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nova_robotics (Jan 13, 2021)
When do you get to remove the training wheels...
Looks about as stable as some of my ex-girlfriends.
That's got to make you seasick!
Gyron by Ford 1961...
Just don't put your luggage to one side of the trunk (boot for those in the UK)!
If one thinks about it, the physics of keeping a manuvering two-wheeled vehicle upright using a gyroscope is not at all obvious. The fact that it could be done in the pre-computer age is even more astounding.
A fairly complete explanation of the gyro monorail development in the early years of the twentieth century shows how they did it...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_monorail#Basic_idea
I don't know if this is the technique employed by the car companies, but it's still fascinating, even if impractical.
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Regards, Marv
Failure is just success in progress
That looks about right - Mediocrates
nova_robotics (Jan 16, 2021)
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