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Meta-Parts: Part III | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. This is a continuation from Meta-Parts: Part I. And consists of a library of LEGO constructs that can in many cases act as liftarms for bracing various structures. Here we consider constructs made from the LEGO axle joiner perpendicular. Axle Joiner Perpendicular Constructs I. These LEGO constructs are even more sturdy and can be used as extremely strong braces. These are especially good for LEGO Mindstorms NXT. Be Sociable, Share!
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Storing your LEGO Collection | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. Storing your LEGO Collection. Utility Boxes with Compartments. Clear plastic utility boxes with adjustable compartments are excellent for storing LEGO parts, keeping them separated, and making sure that they are accessible. I have found the products manufactured by Plano Molding Company. To be especially useful. The Plano Prolatch with Adjustable Dividers. Plano No. 2-3500-20. Up to 9 adjustable compartments. Plano tackle boxes ar...
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LEGO NXT Motor Wiring | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. LEGO NXT Motor Wiring. After posting Hacking the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Standard Motor. I received several requests for more information regarding the wiring of the motor. The NXT cable has six wires. Below I list a table with the wires and their colors:. The WHITE and BLACK wires (Motor 1 and Motor 2) deliver power to the motor. The GREEN wire is connected to the 4.3 NXT power supply. Also called an incremental rotary encoder. Note ...
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Smooth LEGO Clutch | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. At times one may want to control the transmission of rotational motion by engaging or disengaging an axle from a motor. Such a mechanism is called a clutch. LEGO has special parts that can be used to make a clutch. However, these are relatively hard to find, and take some force to engage or disengage. Pieces on the 24 tooth gear and the Technic connector with axlehole. Here are the instructions in pdf format. This mechanism can be...
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Interface a Potentiometer to the NXT | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. Interface a Potentiometer to the NXT. NOTE: WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU MAY DO TO YOUR NXT BRICK. THIS EXERCISE PRESUMES SOME WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTRONICS. In this exercise, I will walk you through interfacing a potentiometer (variable resistor) to the NXT brick. 8211; A stripped NXT cable. 8211; A potentiometer with a maximum resistance no more than. 8211; A small piece of wire. 8211; An NXT Brick. We will focus...
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Mechanisms | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. Smooth LEGO Clutch with Differential. In a previous post. I describe the design of a smooth LEGO clutch. Here I introduce a version where I have added a differential to the top of the clutch. By rotating the main differential gear in one direction, the clutch will engage and rotate one axle. By rotating it the other direction, the clutch will engage and rotate the opposite axle. Here are the building instructions. May 31st, 2008.
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Collecting | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. Colorful LEGO Storage Ideas. In a previous post, Storing Your LEGO Collection. I discussed various options for storing one’s LEGO collection. Several of these options included tackle boxes since they can hold several utility boxes with adjustable partitions, while providing top bulk storage. I have found them to be quite useful in providing portable storage for small to medium LEGO collections. This includes four #2-3500’s P...
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Smooth LEGO Clutch with Differential | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. Smooth LEGO Clutch with Differential. In a previous post. I describe the design of a smooth LEGO clutch. Here I introduce a version where I have added a differential to the top of the clutch. By rotating the main differential gear in one direction, the clutch will engage and rotate one axle. By rotating it the other direction, the clutch will engage and rotate the opposite axle. Here are the building instructions. May 31st, 2008.
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Basic Electronics Supplies for Beginners | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. Basic Electronics Supplies for Beginners. I am getting interested in more general robotics projects, but will still be relying on LEGOs for their construction. The LEGO brick is a bit too limited with its specialized programming languages and limited sensor and motor ports. First, check out the book:. Making Things Talk: Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects. Alligator Test Clip Leads. Push Button (PCB Type). You can s...
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Hacking the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Standard Motor | BrickEngineer: LEGO Design
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LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts. LEGO Sales and Deals. Hacking the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Standard Motor. We are working on interfacing the LEGO sensors and motors to a compact lightweight computer for more sophisticated control. Aret Carlsen brings us a video demonstrating how one can hack into the NXT Standard Motor:. See also quadrature encoder or rotary encoder. At wikipedia and the LEGO NXT Hardware Developers Kit. Be Sociable, Share! April 5th, 2008. June 30, 2008 at 2:46 pm. Do yo...