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Tightrope-walking powered Gyroscope

Update (4/29/2023) - below is a link to the STL files for recreating this project:
www.thingivers...
In this video I'll show how i made a powered gyroscope that can travel along a monorail or tightrope. I'll explain how angular momentum keeps the
gyro upright, even when gravity or other external forces try to knock it over.
The gyro uses an 8" diameter flywheel printed with PLA, with 21 1/2" steel bolts around the edge to dramatically increase the moment of inertia.
Some performance figures:
Motor KV: 620
Motor Voltage: ~15V
Motor Speed: ~9,000 RPM
Flywheel Speed: ~3,000 RPM
Flywheel moment of inertia: 0.0138 kg*m^2
Flywheel kinetic energy: 680 J
Flywheel angular momentum: 4.3 kg-m^2/sec
Drive motor speed: ~120 RPM
The drive motor has plenty of torque to climb a steep incline, but traction is a major limiting factor, so the best i could manage was 10-15 degrees on a tightrope. In the future, I'd like to build a rack & pinion rail for the gyro to travel on so that it can go up extremely steep inclines without a problem.
Hardware list:
3:1 GT2 Belt + Pulley set:
www.amazon.com...
4S 1.3 Amp hour Battery:
www.amazon.com...
2-4S 30A ESC:
www.amazon.com...
Servo tester:
www.amazon.com...
The motor i used is out of production, but pretty much any other brushless motor of a similar KV will work fine.
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  • @kindpotato
    @kindpotato2 жыл бұрын

    Totally underrated channel

  • @michaelStrikess22z

    @michaelStrikess22z

    Жыл бұрын

    Its not underrated ppl just dont watch this stuff

  • @dakotareid1566

    @dakotareid1566

    Жыл бұрын

    @@michaelStrikess22zpeople do tho

  • @fmartin2821

    @fmartin2821

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @fidelcatsro6948

    @fidelcatsro6948

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed its undermeowed! i wonder if he made free energy machines before! If the whole contraption was a motor by itself i think i will float like a UFO!

  • @stopmotionsuperstar2209

    @stopmotionsuperstar2209

    Жыл бұрын

    Underrated = good. overrated= bad

  • @granav5240
    @granav5240 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite part was calculations before making. I am over 30 years in engineering but it is always a feeling like magic that whatever you calculate works exactly as pre-calculated. I like you stuff man! Keep doing your engineering magic!

  • @dantemakoya
    @dantemakoya Жыл бұрын

    As a mech eng student, I found the whole process fascinating, more please sir! Thank you for using metric units 😅

  • @samcorder408
    @samcorder4082 жыл бұрын

    Just discovered your channel, really awesome projects man! Definitely going to be binging your videos for the forseeable future :)

  • @nickgarrett-powell4651
    @nickgarrett-powell46512 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is about to blow up, I'm calling it. Your content is excellent.

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    @xntumrfo9ivrnwf

    2 жыл бұрын

    Still waiting.... but I agree with you, this is a criminally under-subscribed channel.

  • @johnrobholmes

    @johnrobholmes

    2 жыл бұрын

    It will get there, great science Ed with mad scientist projects, just a matter of time

  • @amogusenjoyer

    @amogusenjoyer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xntumrfo9ivrnwf getting there!

  • @mrarivalee

    @mrarivalee

    Жыл бұрын

    KZread is not pushing quality content anymore. THey just want people to watch shorts THey even stopped the scroll bar in desktops, so that people will click on 'Shorts'

  • @nooooooooooooooooooo
    @nooooooooooooooooooo2 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed the explanations of the physics stuff, thanks for including them.

  • @johnbrown3711
    @johnbrown3711 Жыл бұрын

    Glad you explained the basic principles in terms only hard core engineers could understand. We wouldn't want ordinary plebes getting ahold of and using these secrets.

  • @Marienkarpfen
    @Marienkarpfen Жыл бұрын

    Boy I love how you accurately point out what causes the noise. These little information let me acknowledge peoples education on subjects or objects!

  • @not_a_therapist
    @not_a_therapist2 жыл бұрын

    Criminally underrated channel!

  • @fidelcatsro6948

    @fidelcatsro6948

    Жыл бұрын

    I bet FBI surveys this guys home for his "other" projects..

  • @ishigamiyu1991
    @ishigamiyu1991 Жыл бұрын

    I love that you included and explained the maths and physics behind it!

  • @deanetim979
    @deanetim979 Жыл бұрын

    This is really cool. I just love the physics behind this project.😊

  • @lifeskill8381
    @lifeskill8381 Жыл бұрын

    Brother you spend so much time for us is appreciable.

  • @ladcheinjak4385
    @ladcheinjak43852 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Really good job! Continue with your amazing projects!

  • @natesgarage
    @natesgarage2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful projects on this channel! Love the detailed information. Thx

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    This is a beautiful contraption! Cheers

  • @heyyounotyouyou3761
    @heyyounotyouyou3761 Жыл бұрын

    Totally love the explanations in your videos, please keep making more

  • @pisoiorfan
    @pisoiorfan Жыл бұрын

    You can increase grip on the rope if the driving wheel has a V-shape profile instead of C shape.

  • @zionfranz
    @zionfranz2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video and impressive concept as always 👍

  • @QuanrumPresence
    @QuanrumPresence2 жыл бұрын

    Love the project! Please keep posting

  • @boomfiziks
    @boomfiziks Жыл бұрын

    I’m going to show this to my students. We are just covering rotational and circular motion. I’ve recently 3D printed a walking robot that uses a gyroscope (spinning columns of pennies) and uses the precession of the gyro to rotate and take its next step. I just need to find a few more screws to finish putting it together. This is an awesome project! Keep up the great work! Just a thought, could you setup a gyro stable enough to measure the earth’s rotation? If you mount the gyro horizontally (the spin axis is parallel to the ground) and allow it to rotate perpendicular to its flywheel, it might pick up the earth’s rotation.

  • @1tortillapls

    @1tortillapls

    Жыл бұрын

    How would that make it measure earth’s rotation- and wouldn’t it be too small?

  • @kilroy1964

    @kilroy1964

    Жыл бұрын

    Not only can you, but that's where a gyroscope gets its name from! It allows you to observe (scope) the rotation (gyro) of the Earth (by maintaining the spatial orientation of its axis). Also for maximum effect, I would mount it with its axis perpendicular to Earth's axis. You should see it "change orientation" at 15 degrees per hour. You may need a high quality gyroscope though... Now that you have something new to share with your students, I need to see your walking gyroscope to share it with my students! (I get the idea though, and might be able to come up with my own version of it.)

  • @throwawaypt2throwawaypt2-xp8nx

    @throwawaypt2throwawaypt2-xp8nx

    27 күн бұрын

    the earth doesn't rotate

  • @boomfiziks

    @boomfiziks

    27 күн бұрын

    @@throwawaypt2throwawaypt2-xp8nx you’d be correct if you ignore the evidence that says otherwise.

  • @throwawaypt2throwawaypt2-xp8nx

    @throwawaypt2throwawaypt2-xp8nx

    27 күн бұрын

    @@boomfiziks ok

  • @tomaszbrzeczyszczykiewicz4082
    @tomaszbrzeczyszczykiewicz4082 Жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic. Thanks.

  • @isaias_is
    @isaias_is Жыл бұрын

    Wow!!! Awesome project! Congratulations 👏

  • @alocin110
    @alocin1102 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful project. I love your videos. Thanks for sharing.

  • @seeker1015
    @seeker1015 Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. Well done. Try adding a layer of silicone or butyl to the drive wheel for more grip. Let it mostly dry then use it. It will smooth off the silicone. I've done the same for upper side of the heel area of sandals, let it mostly dry then wear them, and it's still pliable enough to conform to my heel. Set aside and let it finish hardening.

  • @daisugabatabata
    @daisugabatabata Жыл бұрын

    Looks and sounds like some kind of an alien, I love it

  • @federicobarra3655
    @federicobarra36552 жыл бұрын

    Loved the project and your explanations. Keep it up!

  • @bitlong4669
    @bitlong46692 жыл бұрын

    Love your projects.

  • @That_Freedom_Guy
    @That_Freedom_Guy Жыл бұрын

    That very impressive. It almost looks like you know what you are doing! Ha ha ha. I love today's technology, 3d printin' n such! Thanks for a great video.

  • @RazvanDelta
    @RazvanDelta2 жыл бұрын

    I just came across your channel. Instant subscribe!

  • @lambo_drives
    @lambo_drives Жыл бұрын

    Having not taken or seriously used Physics in 25 years your crash run on the equations was actually understandable and refreshing. fantastic demo

  • @IvesMarcelin
    @IvesMarcelin Жыл бұрын

    Cette magnifique prouesse sur le radiant de la Gravité est formidable c'est génial ❤

  • @marcfruchtman9473
    @marcfruchtman9473 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for a great intro to gyroscopic formulas!

  • @whoever6458
    @whoever6458 Жыл бұрын

    lol Awesome! Love that you explained the physics too! That brought me back to my college days.

  • @dj6769
    @dj67694 ай бұрын

    This is rocket science!

  • @pulaubalianuanu
    @pulaubalianuanu2 жыл бұрын

    great channel. good explanation.

  • @helmutzollner5496
    @helmutzollner5496 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice project! Excellent flic. Thank You for sharing.

  • @KayvanCrafted
    @KayvanCrafted2 жыл бұрын

    Nice job!

  • @ER-zv1nr
    @ER-zv1nr2 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work

  • @azeddineabdoune814
    @azeddineabdoune8142 жыл бұрын

    Great work!

  • @takehere909
    @takehere909 Жыл бұрын

    I love how you describe all the physics !

  • @fidelcatsro6948

    @fidelcatsro6948

    Жыл бұрын

    i think he must be a retired engineer from some US Nuclear Military Research Institute or NASA

  • @AmeriMutt76
    @AmeriMutt76 Жыл бұрын

    I'm now expecting a Gizmoduck (Ducktales) like mode of transport. A self balancing, motor-gyro uni-bike. That's were my mine went anyway.. Great build and video man!

  • @mechanic3d
    @mechanic3d Жыл бұрын

    Great and awesome invention

  • @Treesusb
    @Treesusb2 жыл бұрын

    Damn! Amazing work! High IQs for sure

  • @johnrobholmes
    @johnrobholmes2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome project!

  • @CFox.7
    @CFox.72 жыл бұрын

    you deserve front page recommendations. Not sure why your channel not as huge as the other tinkerers like Tom Stanton. Maybe make some plane vids :P

  • @sri198904
    @sri198904 Жыл бұрын

    Really cool video, love the way how to do the calculations before designing something, many KZreadrs should learn from you…

  • @tamurhaq
    @tamurhaq Жыл бұрын

    "After an hour or two of cad work I came up with this"...really man? That's how you gonna ruin my day. +1

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    hi tamurhaq, have you become a flat earther yet?

  • @SonuKumar-fm3jn
    @SonuKumar-fm3jn Жыл бұрын

    Theory + practical = awesome 💯

  • @jameskirk4498
    @jameskirk44982 жыл бұрын

    So cool! your videos are awesome

  • @curiousviewer5991
    @curiousviewer59912 жыл бұрын

    Cool upsize project. 😀

  • @fidelcatsro6948
    @fidelcatsro6948 Жыл бұрын

    Utter sorcery! we should apply these magicery on motorcycles as well!

  • @JB-pq8fc
    @JB-pq8fc2 жыл бұрын

    I'm actually amazed that your flywheel with that weight didn't break down at 3000 rpm that's insane

  • @HyperspacePirate

    @HyperspacePirate

    2 жыл бұрын

    In retrospect, it was probably a very risky thing to do. In the future I think I'll just use a solid steel flywheel.

  • @jstro-hobbytech

    @jstro-hobbytech

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@HyperspacePirate in retrospect.... hahaha. Brave doggie too. If you've answered this before I apologize but are you multidisciplined engineer?

  • @zuthalsoraniz6764

    @zuthalsoraniz6764

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HyperspacePirate I would at the very least have made a test part to see how much force can be put on the bolt before it breaks, to be able to set the rpm with some known safety factor

  • @Pauuanthakali

    @Pauuanthakali

    Жыл бұрын

    for flywheel, hollow sphere/donut w/water inside for centrifugal/centripetal spin.. option add magnetic compounds or polarized oxides in orb’ital fluid n spin gyro w/air pressure negating noise from drive motor e’mag fields..

  • @nf4x

    @nf4x

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HyperspacePirate Or drill through the heads and wire them together with some high-tensile cable.

  • @incotdesign
    @incotdesign Жыл бұрын

    Woowww.. I've watched many clips of your Cilp. Maybe I think you're an alien. Is it with us people of the world? Hahaha 😂 You are amazing and multi-talented. much respect bro... FC from Thailand

  • @fidelcatsro6948

    @fidelcatsro6948

    Жыл бұрын

    hes probably a retired NASA Nuclear scientist will a lot of free time on his palms 🐱👍🏿

  • @civilteacher
    @civilteacher5 ай бұрын

    Yes, channel owner deserve thanks.

  • @luigipasta9496
    @luigipasta9496 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent jog bro!!

  • @JaydenLawson
    @JaydenLawson Жыл бұрын

    Mesmerising little machine! Well done, enjoyed the video

  • @glennyj65
    @glennyj65 Жыл бұрын

    You sir, are a freaking genius! You leave nothing to trial and error & calculate every parameter. You don't happen to work for NASA down there?

  • @radkhan5233
    @radkhan52336 ай бұрын

    beautiful

  • @PsRohrbaugh
    @PsRohrbaugh Жыл бұрын

    I can tell from the vegetation you're a fellow Florida Man

  • @fidelcatsro6948

    @fidelcatsro6948

    Жыл бұрын

    i didnt see any alligators around

  • @philliphaasbroek
    @philliphaasbroek Жыл бұрын

    Wow my friend, nice video.

  • @symply_ajay
    @symply_ajay Жыл бұрын

    Looks amazing! Kinda made me remember my childhood day when I built something like this.

  • @sumo19131913
    @sumo19131913 Жыл бұрын

    Exceptional ideation construction and explanation ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @omsingharjit
    @omsingharjit2 жыл бұрын

    Your contant are Awesome

  • @emoticonfury8726
    @emoticonfury8726 Жыл бұрын

    It’s a crime this thing doesn’t have some kind of shell to make it look like Claptrap.

  • @mustofaaidid488
    @mustofaaidid4882 жыл бұрын

    Why your views and likes so low. Here take my Upvote. Great job man, expecting your next project.

  • @joelpww
    @joelpww Жыл бұрын

    Super impressive

  • @pak7524
    @pak7524 Жыл бұрын

    You are genius!!

  • @MRdeLaat
    @MRdeLaat Жыл бұрын

    impressive

  • @jaimeblackhome
    @jaimeblackhome7 ай бұрын

    Increíble, felicidades. Dios nos bendiga

  • @omarfarooq9105
    @omarfarooq91056 ай бұрын

    Awesome and fun!

  • @petermines3575
    @petermines35752 жыл бұрын

    Awesome.

  • @ManyHeavens42
    @ManyHeavens42 Жыл бұрын

    ***** I cant believe it. Im Hypnotized, 👁️

  • @fidelcatsro6948

    @fidelcatsro6948

    Жыл бұрын

    its sorcery! He learned it all from Gargamel

  • @ehrix4468
    @ehrix4468 Жыл бұрын

    Thank god I took physics: Mechanics and understood all the theory behind this!

  • @nf4x
    @nf4x Жыл бұрын

    If ever a project screamed for a simple processor for control, this is it. Handle acceleration, allow setting a run time to avoid spontaneously disassembling corgis, detect several potential error conditions, etc…

  • @djisydneyaustralia
    @djisydneyaustralia Жыл бұрын

    May I suggest repositioning the battery across from the motor to give better balance , servo tester and esc are light, and battery and motor are heavier which would help eliminate the stationary wobble

  • @netwrench6570
    @netwrench6570 Жыл бұрын

    This guy's a Bubble buddy - He made me learn math while enjoying it!

  • @power45118
    @power451182 жыл бұрын

    A lot of physics, lot of maths behind such a toy....Great video..btw.

  • @DavoShed
    @DavoShed Жыл бұрын

    Ah, 45 calibre bullet. That so clears things up for me. Nothing like Olympic pools or football fields. 🤠

  • @alejandroalzatesanchez
    @alejandroalzatesanchez2 жыл бұрын

    the motor goes brrrrrrrrr

  • @alessi4249
    @alessi4249 Жыл бұрын

    Immediately subscribed within the first 30 seconds 😂

  • @Erik_Swiger
    @Erik_Swiger Жыл бұрын

    If you need weights for further experiments, you can get tungsten-carbide pieces from McMaster-Carr, such as balls and cylinders. The density of TC is 14.5 grams per cubic centimeter, compared to

  • @thanhquanky
    @thanhquanky Жыл бұрын

    I subscribe whenever I see a good engineering channel

  • @nielsdaemen
    @nielsdaemen Жыл бұрын

    Forget hyperloop, this is what the future of transporation looks like🤣

  • @anilpal3778
    @anilpal3778 Жыл бұрын

    awesome project i love the physics behind this..

  • @Diego-mq3ws
    @Diego-mq3ws Жыл бұрын

    this is amazing

  • @athul_c1375
    @athul_c1375 Жыл бұрын

    One thing good about the channel is it explains the Science with math Without getting boring

  • @skenzyme81
    @skenzyme81 Жыл бұрын

    Love it. How about an upsized gyroscope backpack that provides enough assist to allow the average fit person to walk a tightrope.

  • @Hoolahups

    @Hoolahups

    Жыл бұрын

    The issue with that is that you'd need to make the whole body rigid, but still able to process, which isn't exactly conducive to beginner tightroping

  • @casualgamer7583
    @casualgamer7583 Жыл бұрын

    Superb!

  • @JohnDuthie
    @JohnDuthie2 жыл бұрын

    Ive been enjoying the crap out of your videos

  • @hugh_jasso
    @hugh_jasso Жыл бұрын

    Love the adult toy! Would be cool to see this self balance on a ball roller or mecanum wheel for movement... like the Jetsons.

  • @fynnli6685

    @fynnli6685

    Жыл бұрын

    i also love adult toys!:D

  • @linlin-xq4fb
    @linlin-xq4fb Жыл бұрын

    grate erudition

  • @luffy7564
    @luffy7564 Жыл бұрын

    so original idea

  • @owen0314
    @owen0314 Жыл бұрын

    impressive!!

  • @MangoMousse888
    @MangoMousse888 Жыл бұрын

    I've always thought that a gyro on the back of a puskbike or motorbike to keep it upright. This is the closest I've seen that is the same thinking with a workable model.👍

  • @hamradiojim6788
    @hamradiojim6788 Жыл бұрын

    What you need is a (pardon me I don't know the exact name of this item) one way coupling on the gyro shaft that allows movement in one rotational direction, and freewheels in the other direction. Helicopters use these. This way, the motor can spin the gyro up and then remove itself from the drive train and allow gyro to spin unimpeded.

  • @Magneticitist
    @Magneticitist2 жыл бұрын

    That's so random and badass

  • @SuperHaptics
    @SuperHaptics7 ай бұрын

    "after an hour or two of cad design"???.... Genius, it would take me at least a couple of days 😂. I love you guys, even with the most obligatory mental superiority all american catch phrases!! Respect for using metric units, one day i hope soon, we will be free of the banana units and at last we engeeneers will be truly one! Awesome video, even if i am "taking the mick" a abit, like our english friends say😁

  • @praveencad1
    @praveencad1 Жыл бұрын

    Great man...! 🎉

  • @OmarTheAtheistAziz
    @OmarTheAtheistAziz Жыл бұрын

    this looks like tp secret military spy tech

  • @fidelcatsro6948

    @fidelcatsro6948

    Жыл бұрын

    hes probably one

  • @alikaperdue
    @alikaperdue Жыл бұрын

    Excellent work. May I suggest you try putting it on a bicycle chain so it doesn't lose grip on the slopes.