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old monocycles are terrible. single large wheels that
containa seat and power system and drive system within
the large wheel
they gerbil, allowing the rider to spin around and upside
down.
numerous gyroscopically guided single balancing wheels
are
being made now for projects.
why
not bring back the old monocycle but this time with
gyroscopic self stabilizing to prevent gerbling.
monowheel monocycle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monowheel
[teslaberry, Apr 28 2014]
history of failure
http://motherboard....ost-useless-vehicle
[teslaberry, Apr 28 2014]
self balancing small stand over wheel
http://inventist.com/soloindex.php
segway with one wheel----there are numerous companies making these. they are pretty crap as its dangerous to go fast while standing in a dynamic position like this. [teslaberry, Apr 28 2014]
variation on a theme
http://rideonewheel.com/
[teslaberry, Apr 28 2014]
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When your chosen mode of transport has a possibly fatal flaw named after a rodent, you should probably consider catching a ride with someone else. |
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I suspect a gyroscope is the wrong answer to the
gerbil problem. Let's imagine the big wheel is next
to a modest rock, that you want the wheel to go
over. The Center Of Mass of the overall monocycle
needs to move forward, and the central rider-
holding area is the part of the monocycle that
does that. If the wheel can't immediately go over
the rock, then the rider MUST climb the inside of
the wheel for the Center Of Mass to move forward
--which is the essence of the gerbil problem. |
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A better solution may be to have some sort of
lever arm attached to the central rider-holding
area. There would be a significant mass at the
end of this lever. When you encounter the rock,
you want to move the lever forward AND the
central rider area forward ---net effect, significant
mass moves forward without the rider being as
completely involved as before. This lever arm
needs to be under close computer control, much
like the proposed gyroscope (or the equivalent
controls that keep a Segway upright). |
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I read this as "self balancing gyroscopic monocle" and I thought that sounded like a fine idea. |
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Here I thought gerbling was something entirely different. |
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