Lego Mindstorms NXT Split Chassis Steering

Posted January 22nd @ 1:09 pm by Rich

Here is an idea I have been playing with for a little while. Instead of simply doing a car with regular steering, I wanted to try a split chassis design where the front of the car rotates in the direction you want to turn. Here are two attempts, but I abandoned any further design after driving both around with my phone via bluetooth. The steering is too inaccurate to use for an autonomous robot, but it is fun to drive.



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4 Comments

  1. TechFresh
    May 21, 2007 at 23:30

    Beautiful…split steering too? I gotta get one…

  2. Rich
    May 22, 2007 at 21:49

    It is interesting if a little wild to drive. Try making it and post it :)

  3. vishwas
    July 3, 2007 at 15:07

    hey i wanna try making it…which r the driving wheels or is it 4X4 ??
    n wat joint have u used for the flexible joining??

  4. Rich
    July 6, 2007 at 20:39

    It is a 4×4 . I made the flexible join with an axle, technic triangle and several 24 tooth gears.

    24 Tooth Gear
    Technic Triangle

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