Post by Model Man on Jan 20, 2010 5:11:48 GMT -6
I've got the crazy notion of motorizing a pod bay door. Anyone else?
The main factors to consider are:
1. the motor shuts off when the door reaches it's destination.
2. it open at a particular speed.
3. once open, the same button and motor should close the door.
I initially thought it could be done by attaching strings to each end of the door wrapped around a motor and pivot points, but it's more complicated than that.
The frosting on the beater would be getting the pod floor to slide out afterwards! I think putting a turntable under the pod as well would be a bit much at that point!
Here's some initial musings I had some time ago.
See if my shorthand makes any sense. We've still got a pile of time to wait.
The main factors to consider are:
1. the motor shuts off when the door reaches it's destination.
2. it open at a particular speed.
3. once open, the same button and motor should close the door.
I initially thought it could be done by attaching strings to each end of the door wrapped around a motor and pivot points, but it's more complicated than that.
The frosting on the beater would be getting the pod floor to slide out afterwards! I think putting a turntable under the pod as well would be a bit much at that point!
Here's some initial musings I had some time ago.
See if my shorthand makes any sense. We've still got a pile of time to wait.
