"....Also any places to see a simple manipulator design?...." > From: hc.fulton@gmail.com > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Manipulator actuattion / design > Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:51:17 +1300 > > Phil, Where can we get info on the dump mechanism. Sounds a must. Also any > places to see a simple manipulator design? Hugh > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Phil Nuytten > Sent: 05 October 2008 12:33 > To: INTERNET:personal_submersibles@psubs.org > Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Manipulator actuattion / design > > Hey, Joe! > There are lots of designs for small sub/rov manips out there - the > kinematics are generally similar to all. One design feature which seems to > be often overlooked in home-builts is the ability to jettison the arm if it > becomes jammed, tangled, or otherwise inextricable from the work. This is > pretty simple with hydraulics (you use a simple manual hydraulic pump to > dump the manip) but not as simple with electric manip. - You might want to > condsider an electo/hydraulic hybrid that eliminates solenoid valves and > conventional hydraulic pumps Whatever design you go with, make absolutely > sure you can drop the manip if you have to- better the arm should 'sleep > with the fishes' than you! > Phil > > > > > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal > CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database > because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages > from our organization. > > If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the > link below or send a blank email message to: > removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an > automated process and should be complete within five minutes of > our server receiving your request. > > PSUBS.ORG > PO Box 53 > Weare, NH 03281 > 603-529-1100 > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3495 (20081004) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3495 (20081004) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal > CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database > because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages > from our organization. > > If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the > link below or send a blank email message to: > removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an > automated process and should be complete within five minutes of > our server receiving your request. > > PSUBS.ORG > PO Box 53 > Weare, NH 03281 > 603-529-1100 > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > |