Maglev - linear induction motor.
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Eric Laithwaite developed the linear motor in the 1940s.
If it were in SE what would you do with it?
Eric Laithwaite developed the linear motor in the 1940s.
If it were in SE what would you do with it?
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Here is an old school video from the man himself : Professor Eric Laithwaite: Motors Big and Small - 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWiYsRi2Dss
In the beginning of the video he demonstrates a prototype rail gun.
There may be many uses for a linear motor in SE. With a linear motor you could use ordinary blocks as a ram operating like a piston, with the advantage being able to keep adding blocks to extend its length without the need for disassembly. This would be useful if making an oil rig in deep water and needing to send down legs to the sea bed. Two linear motors in a collar form could support the each of the legs, and drive the legs down. The leg blocks could be added to continuously until the sea bed was reached. The motors would then push the rig out of the sea into the air.
A linear motor will push along most metals, forwards or backwards, it will attempt to centre itself left to right along the core of metal, and it will push off from the surface and be near frictionless. They are also very good at stopping when needed.
Here is an old school video from the man himself : Professor Eric Laithwaite: Motors Big and Small - 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWiYsRi2Dss
In the beginning of the video he demonstrates a prototype rail gun.
There may be many uses for a linear motor in SE. With a linear motor you could use ordinary blocks as a ram operating like a piston, with the advantage being able to keep adding blocks to extend its length without the need for disassembly. This would be useful if making an oil rig in deep water and needing to send down legs to the sea bed. Two linear motors in a collar form could support the each of the legs, and drive the legs down. The leg blocks could be added to continuously until the sea bed was reached. The motors would then push the rig out of the sea into the air.
A linear motor will push along most metals, forwards or backwards, it will attempt to centre itself left to right along the core of metal, and it will push off from the surface and be near frictionless. They are also very good at stopping when needed.
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