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The iwheel 2 for ios & LEGO
Now you can take LEGO to a whole new level! Test out your flight simulator apps with a "realistic" control module. Feel the power as you swoop and soar!
Obviously, it needs some updates. The belt is probably the best gearing system for LEGO. There is almost no "wiggle room". The X axis rotation is pretty good, but gravity causes it to be a bit difficult to control if tilted too far forward or backward. I still need to develop a firing system (I spent an hour or so yesterday experementing with conductive materials that I could integrate). That will be the most challenging function. I think it will probably use ropes and gears to counteract the rotation of the ipod. If anyone has a simpler way to do it, I'd love to hear about it. NXT would make this legit, but I don't have it.
The iwheel 2 for ios & LEGO
Now you can take LEGO to a whole new level! Test out your flight simulator apps with a "realistic" control module. Feel the power as you swoop and soar!
Obviously, it needs some updates. The belt is probably the best gearing system for LEGO. There is almost no "wiggle room". The X axis rotation is pretty good, but gravity causes it to be a bit difficult to control if tilted too far forward or backward. I still need to develop a firing system (I spent an hour or so yesterday experementing with conductive materials that I could integrate). That will be the most challenging function. I think it will probably use ropes and gears to counteract the rotation of the ipod. If anyone has a simpler way to do it, I'd love to hear about it. NXT would make this legit, but I don't have it.