Please excuse my presumption that the "tadpole" moniker followed the
biological model, albeit with wheels! It's been a long time since I've
actually seen any pollywogs-- maybe I'm mistaken in remembering them as
tail"fin"-driven.
I also am quite curious as to the physics of the proposed model. Typical
steering models try to place the critical joints in such a way that
energy input into the steering is minimal. This results in many wedgies
and the phython being partially or mostly (respectively) hands-free
steerable. I have my doubts with the proposed concept as I see it
flashed before my mind's eye in several variants of how I, with my
limited engineering experience would try to construe several
permutations of it. I run into fatal restraints with my "mind-eye"
model. But that may be just me running into false constraints of my
"box"-- I hope one might understand that it's hard for me to say much
more, however, lacking a more clearly defined model I have to shut-up.
Therefore, until the actual description is upgraded to a point where we
can actually make real sense of what is meant by it, either using
language or graphical elements, it's hard to say much in the way of
encouragement toward this idea. I hope this is explicit enough, doesn't
step on anyone's toes or (heaven forbid) fingers! ( if he's reading this
during a leisurely roll down some meadow bike-path on his python and had
to stop to admire the breathless prosaic logic of my ramblings ;-) )
and furthers our discussion here.
cheers, Ron Hongsermeier
25hz@xxxxxxxxxx schrieb:
A "tadpole" design refers to two front wheels, one rear wheel. There are a number of front wheel drive, and even rear wheel steer, tadpole trikes.
recumbentcountry@xxxxxxxxxx schrieb:
I am thinking of building a Tadpole Trike using 2 front ends of a
python linked together, for the steering and using a standard setup
for the rest of the trike.
I always thought a tadpole was driven by the tail by definition. Does the trike you propose have three drive systems for three riders or are you proposing something different than you are saying?
What I am wondering is, if this will work before I build it.
It can't work until you build it. Then it still might not work.
Ron
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