Bit of a long shot here.. anyone know of such a thing (as title) for
sale or otherwise available within a few months -- able to digitally
position up to maybe 10,000-40,000 lbs in all six degrees of freedom?

Accuracy requirements are not very stringent, mm not microns.

They look like this:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...ch_drawing.gif

or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gough-platform.jpg



Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:50:27 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
wrote:
Bit of a long shot here.. anyone know of such a thing (as title) for
sale or otherwise available within a few months -- able to digitally
position up to maybe 10,000-40,000 lbs in all six degrees of freedom?

Accuracy requirements are not very stringent, mm not microns.

They look like this:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...ch_drawing.gif

or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gough-platform.jpg
============
Trade name is hexapod.

for more info click on
http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0900rt1.html
http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0204rt1.html
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...67/ai_16423210
http://robotool.ifw.uni-hannover.de/...teenglisch.htm

The Soviet Union always went in for the big stuff, and more than
likely there is a giant hexapod cnc machine setting in a Russian
shop looking for a buyer or a job. One Russian/Soviet firm that
I remember was LAPIK. [Lukhovitsy Aviaton Production and Testing
Complex] which [I think] is now part of the RSK MIG company.

No guarantees but try here

Lukhovitsy
Machine Building Plant (LMZ)
Lukhovitsy, Moscow Region, Russia
Tel/Fax: +7 09663 1 1376/+7 095 234 4313
E-mail:

Looks like an interesting project. Need any help?







Unka' George [George McDuffee]
-------------------------------------------
He that will not apply new remedies,
must expect new evils:
for Time is the greatest innovator: and
if Time, of course, alter things to the worse,
and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better,
what shall be the end?

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, essayist, statesman.
Essays, "Of Innovations" (1597-1625).

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:50:27 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
wrote:

Bit of a long shot here.. anyone know of such a thing (as title) for
sale or otherwise available within a few months -- able to digitally
position up to maybe 10,000-40,000 lbs in all six degrees of freedom?

Accuracy requirements are not very stringent, mm not microns.

They look like this:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...ch_drawing.gif

or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gough-platform.jpg
============
A little more digging indicates these are also know as

stewart platform mechanism
also gough-=stewart platform
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_platform
http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/EResnews/0602/rd/rd12.html

and

mechatronics

in different areas.

Try these URLS

Siberia-Mechatronics
http://www.ici.ro/ici/revista/sic1999_1/art03.html

http://nvl.nist.gov/pub/nistpubs/cal...7/971103-t.htm

http://www.manufacturingcenter.com/t...rticle026.html


Unka' George [George McDuffee]
-------------------------------------------
He that will not apply new remedies,
must expect new evils:
for Time is the greatest innovator: and
if Time, of course, alter things to the worse,
and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better,
what shall be the end?

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, essayist, statesman.
Essays, "Of Innovations" (1597-1625).

Spehro Pefhany wrote:

Bit of a long shot here.. anyone know of such a thing (as title) for
sale or otherwise available within a few months -- able to digitally
position up to maybe 10,000-40,000 lbs in all six degrees of freedom?

Accuracy requirements are not very stringent, mm not microns.

They look like this:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...ch_drawing.gif

or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gough-platform.jpg


Building your own flight simulator ride?

Check out the amusement park ride manufacturers, I saw this exact thing at
one of their trade shows a few years back. Sorry I can't give you a more
exact manufacturer.

Ed Angell
"Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message
...
Bit of a long shot here.. anyone know of such a thing (as title) for
sale or otherwise available within a few months -- able to digitally
position up to maybe 10,000-40,000 lbs in all six degrees of freedom?

Accuracy requirements are not very stringent, mm not microns.

They look like this:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...ch_drawing.gif

or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gough-platform.jpg



Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
Info for manufacturers:
http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers:
http://www.speff.com

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:04:00 GMT, the renowned "Pete C."
wrote:


Spehro Pefhany wrote:

Bit of a long shot here.. anyone know of such a thing (as title) for
sale or otherwise available within a few months -- able to digitally
position up to maybe 10,000-40,000 lbs in all six degrees of freedom?

Accuracy requirements are not very stringent, mm not microns.

They look like this:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...ch_drawing.gif

or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gough-platform.jpg


Building your own flight simulator ride?

Similar motion-wise, but speed is not a major requirement, and payload
is probably a lot higher.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:21:12 -0600, the renowned F. George McDuffee
wrote:

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:50:27 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
wrote:
Bit of a long shot here.. anyone know of such a thing (as title) for
sale or otherwise available within a few months -- able to digitally
position up to maybe 10,000-40,000 lbs in all six degrees of freedom?

Accuracy requirements are not very stringent, mm not microns.

They look like this:
http://www.mathworks.com/access/help...ch_drawing.gif

or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gough-platform.jpg
============
Trade name is hexapod.

for more info click on
http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0900rt1.html
http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0204rt1.html
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...67/ai_16423210
http://robotool.ifw.uni-hannover.de/...teenglisch.htm

The Soviet Union always went in for the big stuff, and more than
likely there is a giant hexapod cnc machine setting in a Russian
shop looking for a buyer or a job. One Russian/Soviet firm that
I remember was LAPIK. [Lukhovitsy Aviaton Production and Testing
Complex] which [I think] is now part of the RSK MIG company.

No guarantees but try here

Lukhovitsy
Machine Building Plant (LMZ)
Lukhovitsy, Moscow Region, Russia
Tel/Fax: +7 09663 1 1376/+7 095 234 4313
E-mail:

Thanks, George, I'll give them a shot.

Looks like an interesting project. Need any help?

Maybe. The team can do the inverse kinematics with their eyes closed,
but might farm out some of the heavy mechanical work as it's a
distraction.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:47:00 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Spehro Pefhany quickly quoth:

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:04:00 GMT, the renowned "Pete C."
wrote:

Building your own flight simulator ride?

Similar motion-wise, but speed is not a major requirement, and payload
is probably a lot higher.

I know, I know! (Raises hand and waves vigorously)

It's a baby shaker! gd&r


--
Change is the process by which the future invades our lives.
-- Alvin Toffler

Larry Jaques wrote:

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:47:00 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Spehro Pefhany quickly quoth:

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:04:00 GMT, the renowned "Pete C."
wrote:

Building your own flight simulator ride?

Similar motion-wise, but speed is not a major requirement, and payload
is probably a lot higher.

I know, I know! (Raises hand and waves vigorously)

It's a baby shaker! gd&r


No. its to shake all the change out of your pockets without you
knowing it. ;-)


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