Lego Technic Applied Gearbox Theory Improved
This Lego Technic video demonstrates an improved design of a Lego technic 2 speed automatic gearbox based on a theoretical approach. Typically a Lego automatic gearbox consists of two stages namely a gear selector and a torque detector. In this video, both of these components are improved upon.
The gear selector gear count has been reduced from 13 gears down to just 9 gears and a torque improvement of 40% is demonstrated via pulling on rubber bands and measuring the force using luggage scales.
The torque detector is analyzed mathematically and the equations determining it's gear ratio behaviour are presented.
Finally the overall improved Lego technic automatic gearbox is tested and demonstrated to have a powerful second gear.
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