The Unofficial Lego Technic Builder's Guide

Pawel Sariel Kmiec (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2012
No Starch Press,US (Verlag)
978-1-59327-434-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The LEGO® Technic system opens a new realm of building possibilities. Using motors, gears, pneumatics, pulleys, linkages, and more, you can design LEGO models that really move. The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide is filled with building tips for creating strong yet elegant machines and mechanisms with the Technic system. Author Pawe? 'Sariel' Kmiec will teach you the foundations of LEGO Technic building, from simple machines to advanced mechanics, even explaining how to create realistic to-scale models. Sariel, a world-renowned LEGO Technic expert, offers unique insight into mechanical principles like torque, power translation, and gear ratios, all using Technic bricks. You'll learn how to: Create sturdy connections that can withstand serious stress Re-create specialized LEGO pieces like casings and u-joints, and build solutions like Schmidt and Oldham couplings, when no standard piece will do Build custom differentials, suspensions, transmissions, and steering systems Pic

Autor

Pawe? "Sariel" Kmie? is a LEGO Technic enthusiast based in Warsaw, Poland. His LEGO creations have been featured in many magazines and on the world's most popular LEGO blogs. Sariel is a guest blogger for the official LEGO Technic website and is a LEGO Ambassador for Poland. He is YouTube's most viewed LEGO Technic builder and the author of Incredible Lego Technic.

Inhalt

forewordprefaceacknowledgmentsbasicsChapter 1: basic conceptsChapter 2: basic units and piecesChapter 3: studless or studfull?Chapter 4: axles, bushes, and jointsmechanicsChapter 5: gears and power transmission basicsChapter 6: chains and pulleysChapter 7: levers and linkagesChapter 8: custom mechanical solutionsChapter 9: the LEGO pneumatic systemChapter 10: pneumatic devicesChapter 11: building strongmotorsChapter 12: an inventory of LEGO motorsChapter 13: LEGO Power Functions systemadvanced mechanicsChapter 14: wheeled steering systemsChapter 15: wheeled suspension systemsChapter 16: tracked vehicles and suspensionsChapter 17: transmissionsChapter 18: adders and subtractorsmodelsChapter 19: form vs. functionChapter 20: scaling a modelChapter 21: the modeling processafterwordupdates and additional resources

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.12.2012
• Verlagsort: San Francisco
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 203 x 254 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Modellbau
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Künstliche Intelligenz / Robotik
• ISBN-10: 1-59327-434-3 / 1593274343
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-434-4 / 9781593274344
• Zustand: Neuware