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EXPERIMENT MANUAL

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Page 1: ...5 7 70184 Stuttgart Germany 49 0 711 2191 0 www kosmos de Thames Kosmos 301 Friendship St Providence RI 02903 USA 1 800 587 2872 www thamesandkosmos com Thames Kosmos UK Old Oxted Surrey UK 01883 730122 www thamesandkosmos co uk EXPERIMENT MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...cGuire Additional Graphics and Layout Dan Freitas Distributed in North America by Thames Kosmos LLC Providence RI 02903 Phone 800 587 2872 Email support thamesandkosmos com We reserve the right to make technical changes Printed in Taiwan Imprimé en Taïwan SAFETY INFORMATION Safety Information When handling the vibrating motor hold it securely so that it doesn t shake itself out of your hands It s ...

Page 3: ... the opposite direction WANT TO LEARN MORE Then come along into the fascinating world of vibrating motors WHAT S HAPPENING Look into the top of the vibrating motor Do you see how the little arm inside starts to turn It starts slowly but gradually moves faster and faster You don t just see it you can actually feel it it s so powerful that you have to hold the vibrating motor tightly to keep it from...

Page 4: ... 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 19 21 1 2 No Description Count Item No 1 Vibrating motor 1 714 194 2 Head 1 714 201 3 Neck 1 714 202 4 Wrist 2 714 327 5 Hand 4 714 203 6 Rivet 4 714 328 7 Body 2 714 200 8 Foot 2 714 198 9 Non slip sole 2 714 199 10 Armor panels 6 714 197 11 Right leg 1 714 196 No Description Count Item No 12 Left leg 1 714 195 13 3 hole dual rod 8 714 186 14 5 hole rod 1 714...

Page 5: ... technology is a rapidly spinning swing arm Experiment with the vibrating motor and build cool models to learn more about this technology The models Vibrobot 6 Mars rover 9 Vibro beetle 12 Painting robot 14 Plate compactor 17 Exercise machine 19 Ice skater 21 Publisher s information Back cover TIP At the top of each model assembly page you will find a red bar It shows how difficult the model s ass...

Page 6: ...ology It has a swing arm attached to the shaft of its motor so the arm rotates as the motor shaft turns The fact that the arm is mounted off balance makes the whole device vibrate A lot of things operate with vibration technology your cell phone fitness machines and paving compactors used in street construction CAUTION CONSTRUCTION SITE 4 ...

Page 7: ...t with the grips on the soles tilted to the rear 7 Switch on the vibrating motor In what direction does the robot walk Turn the soles around What happens now 8 By changing the positions of the two arms can you get the robot to walk forward Try it with one arm straight up and the other arm straight out in front for example WHAT S HAPPENING The vibrations from the motor are passed along to the entir...

Page 8: ...1x 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7 13 18 1x 12 20 1x 1x 2x 4x 2x 2x 2x 6x 4x 1x 4x 4x 22x 2x VIBROBOT 6 ...

Page 9: ...e you insert the anchor pins attached to the armor panels into the correct holes and that you insert them securely or they might fall off from all of the vibrating action 6 Done 4 5 11 12 7 Vibration Technology ...

Page 10: ...ction indicated in the compartments Then replace the cover and reattach the legs 4 Slide the switch on the underside of the vibrating motor in one direction or the other In which direction does the rover walk Again you can try experimenting with the direction of the switch and try turning the soles around 5 The rover s gripping hand mimics the robotic arms on the real Martian rovers Can you manage...

Page 11: ...1 2 3 1x 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 13 18 20 1x 1x 2x 1x 2x 2x 2x 6x 6x 8x 15 2x 16 1x B A B MARS ROVER 9 Vibration Technology ...

Page 12: ...5 Done 4 2x A 10 MARS ROVER ...

Page 13: ...Does the beetle move differently now WHAT S HAPPENING If the beetle s legs are pointed in the same direction on both the right and left sides the insect s center of gravity will lie precisely in the center in other words right in the middle of the vibrating motor If you bend the legs in a different direction on just one side the center of gravity shifts to another location Any object will have a c...

Page 14: ...Done 1 6 4 1x 1 9 7 13 18 20 1x 1x 8x 12x 6x 15 4x 3 2x 4x 2 5 TIP Press down on your beetle until its non skid sole is resting firmly on the ground 12 VIBRO BEETLE ...

Page 15: ...lapping both the yellow and the blue one What new colors do you see in the areas where the circles overlap 5 Now let s go Assemble your own painting robot You will find the instructions on the following pages WHAT S HAPPENING You probably know what it s like when you have to mix different paint colors because the one you wanted wasn t in the paint box You just did the same thing here The basic col...

Page 16: ...1 3 2 1x 1 4 5 6 8 9 7 13 18 20 2x 4x 1x 1x 1x 4x 7x 8x 6x 2x 14 PAINTING ROBOT ...

Page 17: ...hat can take a little abuse TIP Insert the batteries in the robot and switch it on Then set the robot on a large sheet of paper and place one or two colored pencils or felt tip pens in his hand You will soon have lots of fun abstract images 15 Vibration Technology ...

Page 18: ...nd the instructions on the following pages 2 Open the cover on the vibrating motor That s how you get to the battery compartments 3 Insert the batteries into their compartments as indicated Then replace the cover 4 Push the vibrating motor switch in one direction or the other 5 Set the plate compactor on a hard surface such as a tabletop while holding tight to the handle What happens to the plate ...

Page 19: ...4 Done TIP Do not use the plate compactor outside because sand or dirt could get into the vibrating motor and impair its function 1x 1 13 18 20 3x 2x 4x 15 2x 19 2x 2x 17 PLATE COMPACTOR Vibration Technology ...

Page 20: ...bag HERE S HOW 1 Build your own exercise machine You will find the instructions on the following page 2 Open the cover on the vibrating motor That s how you get to the battery compartments 3 Insert the batteries as indicated inside the compartments and replace the cover 4 Stick the bars together however you like mount them on the vibrating motor and switch on the vibrating motor What happens to th...

Page 21: ...3 4 Done 1 2 1 13 3x 1x 18 20 2x 5x 19 2x 19 EXERCISE MACHINE Vibration Technology ...

Page 22: ...WHAT S HAPPENING Even when the vibrating motor is installed vertically the vibrations spread to all the components and the ice skater moves On a smooth surface your model will move like a real ice skater And you can even make him move right or left by switching the direction that the swing arm turns DID YOU KNOW The first ice skating blades that people tried strapping under their feet were made ou...

Page 23: ...1 3 2 2x 1x 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 7 13 18 1x 12 20 1x 1x 2x 4x 2x 4x 1x 4x 4x 12x 16 1x 17 2x 14 1x 11 12 21 ICE SKATER Vibration Technology ...

Page 24: ...5 Done 4 ICE SKATER 22 ...

Page 25: ...hills barriers high speed straightaways sand and gravel The winner gets to call himself champ LEVERAGE You will find levers all over the place some hidden and some in plain sight in everyday life door handles the pedals of your bicycle a pair of pliers to name a few Your arms and legs are levers too of course A lever is a rigid body that can be rotated around an axis It can be any shape Usually it...

Page 26: ... called a pirouette Often an arm or leg is extended out at the start of the spin and then pulled in tight to the body That makes the mass shift closer to the axis of rotation which runs vertically through the middle of the figure skater s body In terms of physics you would say that the body is no longer so inert That makes the speed of rotation increase and the figure skater spin faster and faster...

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