A man who made his own mechanical cube ``Balancing Cube'' that stands on its own at the top appears
Engineer Willem Penning has released a video of the ``Balancing Cube,'' a device that uses the same technology as the attitude control device of artificial satellites and is able to stand still at seemingly unstable angles.
GitHub - willem-pennings/balancing-cube: A cube that balances itself in a corner or edge using reaction wheels
Balancing cube – Willem Pennings
https://willempennings.nl/balancing-cube/
You can watch the Balancing Cube in action by playing the video below.
A cube that balances on its corner - YouTube
This is a balancing cube.
When placed with the top pointing up on the pad,
It maintains its posture without falling even if it is poked with a finger.
There is no problem even if you place a tomato in the gap to change the weight balance.
Creator Willem Penning created this cube using strong stainless steel and lightweight aluminum. However, aluminum is sufficiently rigid, so it is not necessarily necessary to use stainless steel.
A reaction wheel consisting of a motor and a flywheel is used to control the attitude of the balancing cube.
This is what it looks like when you assemble the three reaction wheels.
Attach a motherboard equipped with
The original is 'Cubli' created by the Zurich Institute of Technology in Switzerland.
A research team at the University of São Paulo in Brazil further improved Cubli and reduced the number of IMUs from six to one. Mr. Penning took on the challenge of making his own improved version of Cubli, creating this balancing cube.
The Cubli: Modeling and Nonlinear Attitude Control Utilizing Quaternions - YouTube
Mr. Penning plans to add a brake function to the reaction wheel and improve the balancing cube so that it can bounce up on its own.
In addition, Mr. Penning is a person who has previously made a machine that separates M & M chocolate. When Mr. Penning announced this device, he said that he received many comments such as ``Another useless machine like this.''
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Penning said, ``Although the M&M sorter has no practical value, similar machines that can color-code fruits, vegetables, and nuts do have practical value.''This cube is no different, and was created for learning and research purposes.'' However, reaction wheels are also used to control the attitude of artificial satellites such as the James Webb Space Telescope.'
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