Moved the lower knuckle out into its own file, and substantially improved it.

I'm still having problems with fudge factors which I need to resolve;
I need to learn more about filletting, rounding, radiusing and fairing.
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Simon Brooke 2025-09-24 12:07:28 +01:00
parent 0a3c553512
commit 35376827d1
3 changed files with 157 additions and 69 deletions

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include <BOSL2/std.scad> include <BOSL2/std.scad>
include <NACAAirfoils/files/Naca4.scad> include <NACAAirfoils/files/Naca4.scad>
include <library/skew.scad> include <library/skew.scad>
include <lowerknuckle.scad>
include <wheel.scad> include <wheel.scad>
$fn=64; $fn=64;
@ -48,64 +49,6 @@ module fourbar_leg(length=1000, chord=100, lat_skew=35, long_skew=30) {
} }
module lower_bar_end_knuckle(chord=100, pivot_radius=12, rise=8,lat_skew=30) {
l_body=chord * 1.5;
w_body=pivot_radius * 2.5;
h_axis=pivot_radius * 2.75;
difference() {
union () {
translate([l_body/2, w_body/2, h_axis])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cyl(h=l_body, r=w_body/2, rounding=5);
// 'except=TOP' in phrase introduces the spurious hulls
translate([l_body/2, w_body/2, h_axis*.75])
cuboid([l_body, w_body, h_axis * .75], rounding=5);
// bulge for wheel axle; the fork insertion end of
// a lefty axle is 25mm diameter
translate([chord * 0.25, w_body/2, 0])
rotate([90, 0, 0])
cyl(h=w_body, r=25, rounding=5);
// fairing for this
translate([chord * 0.25, w_body/2, -3])
rotate([80, 0, 90])
prismoid([w_body, 45], [w_body, 10], rounding=5, h=l_body * .75);
}
translate([ chord*0.25, -1, pivot_radius * 3])
cube([chord, pivot_radius * 4, pivot_radius * 4]);
// scoop for leg-bottom knuckle to rotate within
translate([ chord*0.25, w_body/2, h_axis])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cylinder(h=chord, r=pivot_radius * 1.3);
// through hole for pivot axle
translate([-1, w_body/2, h_axis])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cylinder(h=l_body+2, r=pivot_radius/3);
// through hole for wheel axle
translate([ chord * 0.25, w_body +1, 0])
rotate([90, 0, 0])
cylinder(h=w_body-5, r=12.5);
}
// airfoil stub to be epoxied into the lower bar of
// the linkage
translate([chord*1.25, 1, 30])
rotate([90 + rise, 360 - lat_skew, 0])
airfoil(h=chord, L=2 - chord);
// // brake disk
// translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise)), 1])
// rotate([90, 0, 0])
// color("silver")
// cylinder( h=1.5, r=75);
// // wheel (obviously)
// translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise)), -10])
// wheel();
}
module fourbar_axle_half( length=1000, chord=100, lat_skew=35, long_skew=30, shoulder=650) { module fourbar_axle_half( length=1000, chord=100, lat_skew=35, long_skew=30, shoulder=650) {
rise=8; rise=8;
@ -127,6 +70,16 @@ module fourbar_axle_half( length=1000, chord=100, lat_skew=35, long_skew=30, sho
rotate([0, long_skew, 0]) rotate([0, long_skew, 0])
translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise) + 72), -62]) translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise) + 72), -62])
lower_bar_end_knuckle(chord, 12, rise, lat_skew); lower_bar_end_knuckle(chord, 12, rise, lat_skew);
rotate([0, long_skew, 0])
translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise) + 155), -62])
wheel();
rotate([0, long_skew, 0])
translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise) + 115), -62])
rotate([90, 0, 0])
color("silver")
cylinder( h=1.5, r=75);
} }
@ -145,15 +98,6 @@ module fourbar(length=1000, chord=100, lat_skew=30, long_skew=30, shoulder=650)
fourbar_axle_half(length, chord, lat_skew, long_skew, shoulder); fourbar_axle_half(length, chord, lat_skew, long_skew, shoulder);
} }
translate([-125, 0, 0])
color("blue")
lower_bar_end_knuckle();
translate([-100, 74, 0])
wheel();
translate([-100, 34, 0])
color("silver")
rotate([90, 0, 0])
cylinder(h=1.5, r=75);
// fourbar(length=1000, chord=100, long_skew=30, lat_skew=35, shoulder=650); // fourbar(length=1000, chord=100, long_skew=30, lat_skew=35, shoulder=650);
// fourbar_axle_half(1000,100, 30); // fourbar_axle_half();

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// lowerknuckle.scad
// (c) Simon Brooke 2025; CC-BY-SA
include <BOSL2/std.scad>
include <NACAAirfoils/files/Naca4.scad>
include <library/skew.scad>
include <wheel.scad>
$fn=64;
module lower_bar_end_knuckle_old(chord=100, pivot_radius=12, rise=8,lat_skew=30) {
l_body=chord * 1.5;
w_body=pivot_radius * 2.5;
h_axis=pivot_radius * 2.75;
difference() {
union () {
translate([l_body/2, w_body/2, h_axis])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cyl(h=l_body, r=w_body/2, rounding=5);
// 'except=TOP' in phrase introduces the spurious hulls
translate([l_body/2, w_body/2, h_axis*.75])
cuboid([l_body, w_body, h_axis * .75], rounding=5);
// bulge for wheel axle; the fork insertion end of
// a lefty axle is 25mm diameter
translate([chord * 0.25, w_body/2, 0])
rotate([90, 0, 0])
cyl(h=w_body, r=25, rounding=5);
// fairing for this
translate([chord * 0.25, w_body/2, -3])
rotate([80, 0, 90])
prismoid([w_body, 45], [w_body, 10], rounding=5, h=l_body * .75);
}
translate([ chord*0.25, -1, pivot_radius * 3])
cube([chord, pivot_radius * 4, pivot_radius * 4]);
// scoop for leg-bottom knuckle to rotate within
translate([ chord*0.25, w_body/2, h_axis])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cylinder(h=chord, r=pivot_radius * 1.3);
// through hole for pivot axle
translate([-1, w_body/2, h_axis])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cylinder(h=l_body+2, r=pivot_radius/3);
// through hole for wheel axle
translate([ chord * 0.25, w_body +1, 0])
rotate([90, 0, 0])
cylinder(h=w_body-5, r=12.5);
}
// airfoil stub to be epoxied into the lower bar of
// the linkage
translate([chord*1.25, 1, 30])
rotate([90 + rise, 360 - lat_skew, 0])
airfoil(h=chord, L=2 - chord);
// // brake disk
// translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise)), 1])
// rotate([90, 0, 0])
// color("silver")
// cylinder( h=1.5, r=75);
// // wheel (obviously)
// translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise)), -10])
// wheel();
}
module lower_bar_end_knuckle(chord=100, pivot_radius=12, rise=8,lat_skew=30, colour="blue") {
l_body=chord * 2;
w_body=pivot_radius * 2.5;
h_axis=pivot_radius * 2.75;
difference() {
union () {
// (more streamlined) body
translate([160, w_body/2, -22])
rotate([0,0,180])
scale([1, 2, 1])
color( colour)
airfoil(h=70, L=l_body);
// boss for wheel axle
translate([ chord * 0.25, w_body * 0.9, 0])
rotate([90, 0, 0])
color( colour)
cyl(h=w_body * 1.25, r=20, rounding=5);
}
// scoop for leg-bottom knuckle to rotate within
translate([ chord*0.25, w_body/2, h_axis])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cylinder(h=chord, r=pivot_radius * 1.3);
// space for the airfoil leg to emerge
translate([ chord*0.25, w_body*.75, pivot_radius * 2.25])
rotate([lat_skew + 45, 0, 0])
cube([chord, pivot_radius * 4, pivot_radius * 4]);
// through hole for pivot axle
translate([-1, w_body/2, h_axis])
rotate([0, 90, 0])
cylinder(h=250, r=pivot_radius/3);
// through hole for wheel axle
translate([ chord * 0.25, w_body *1.5, 0])
rotate([90, 0, 0])
cylinder(h=w_body * 1.4, r=12.5);
// slice off the front bottom
translate([chord * 1.25, w_body/2, 0 - w_body])
rotate([270-lat_skew, 0, 90])
color( colour)
cuboid([2* w_body, 2*w_body, l_body *.75]);
// slice off the upper back
translate([0, w_body/2, w_body * 2.5])
rotate([270-lat_skew, 0, 90])
color( colour)
cuboid([2* w_body, 2*w_body, l_body *.75]);
}
// airfoil stub to be epoxied into the lower bar of
// the linkage
translate([chord*1.25, 1, 30])
rotate([90 + rise, 360 - lat_skew, 0])
color( colour)
airfoil(h=chord, L=2 - chord);
// // brake disk
// translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise)), 1])
// rotate([90, 0, 0])
// color("silver")
// cylinder( h=1.5, r=75);
// // wheel (obviously)
// translate([(0 - (chord*1.25)), (l_hlb * cos(rise)), -10])
// wheel();
}
//translate([-125, 0, 0])
// lower_bar_end_knuckle();
//translate([-125, 0, 125])
// color("blue")
// lower_bar_end_knuckle();
//translate([-100, 74, 0])
// wheel();

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include <hull.scad>
rotate([0, 0, 270]) rotate([0, 0, 270])
translate([0, 1300, 180]) translate([0, 1300, 180])
subframe(structure="carbon"); subframe(structure="carbon");
translate([0, 0, 320]) translate([0, 0, 250])
fourbar(length=1000, chord=100, long_skew=30, lat_skew=35, shoulder=650); fourbar(length=1000, chord=100, long_skew=30, lat_skew=35, shoulder=650);
translate([800, 0, 120]) translate([800, 0, 120])