Physics / Engineering
Crane and anti-sway control
Lift and transfer steel blocks with a bridge crane; compare motion with and without sway feedback.
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Makarov Engineering Suite
Working mechanisms, manufacturing processes and machines: from an astrolabe and cable robot to a hydrofoil and a CNC mill.
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This Suite is still in development. These are implemented experiments, not a released product.
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Physics / Engineering
Differential drivetrain
Look inside a bevel differential, brake either wheel and compare open and clutch-coupled operation.
Physics / Engineering
Four-stroke engine
Slider-crank, an Otto cycle with a finite burn, and a shaft the gas turns.
Physics / Engineering
Radial engine · 3D
Inspect seven transparent cylinders, master and articulating rods, moving pistons, fuel injection, valves and ignition.
Physics / Engineering
Steam engine
An ideal double-acting steam engine couples admission and expansion to a slider-crank and loaded flywheel. Change boiler pressure and cut-off while inspecting the indicator diagram.
Physics / Engineering
Alpha Stirling engine
Two pistons share one crankpin in a 90° V. Inspect the rod bearings, compare reservoir temperatures and explore a separate adjustable-crank teaching mode.
Physics / Engineering
Electric motors
Compare a DC motor and generator with a separate three-phase FOC machine. Change the load and follow phase currents, rotor motion, speed and torque.
Physics / Engineering
Pulley systems
Count the rope segments and you have the mechanical advantage. The work does not change: a machine buys force with distance, never with energy.
Astronomy / Engineering
Lunar rover expedition
Drive a six-wheel rover across a cratered lunar test field. Compare grip, suspension loads and the automatic survey route.
Astronomy / Engineering
Touch down on the Moon
Bring the lander onto the illuminated target. Try automatic guidance, then control thrust and lateral tilt yourself while watching fuel and touchdown speed.
Physics / Astronomy / Engineering
Rocket motion
Variable mass and the Tsiolkovsky equation, staging and gravity.
Astronomy / Engineering
A station arm moves its cargo
Use a station-mounted arm to capture floating cargo and move it into the service area. Compare automatic transfer with manual tool positioning.
Astronomy / Engineering
Docking a spacecraft
Approach the station, match orientation and settle into the docking collar. Automatic guidance uses the same limited thrusters as your manual commands.
Astronomy / Engineering
A robot without a fixed base
Catch a drifting payload with a robot that has no fixed support. Moving the captured load pushes and turns the floating base through the same contact solver.
Astronomy / Engineering
Working on a tiny world
Operate a drill where gravity is extremely weak. Anchor the machine before drilling, then release it and see the reaction push the rig away.
Astronomy / Engineering
Turning a satellite from within
Turn the satellite using three internal flywheels. Watch angular momentum move between wheels and body, then unload saturated wheels with external thrusters.
Engineering
Cable camera robot
Four finite-power winches carry a camera through an arena. Explore tension, passive sway, slack cables and the limits of the reachable workspace.
Engineering
Helicopter rotor: lift from moving air
Change collective pitch and rotor speed; compare blade-element thrust, induced flow and the power needed to hover.
Engineering
Hydrofoil: takeoff above water
Accelerate a boat onto submerged wings. Balance lift, buoyancy, drag and pitch, switch off the height controller and watch the return to displacement sailing.
Engineering
Submarine: ballast, buoyancy and depth
Flood or empty the ballast tanks and balance buoyancy, diving planes and propulsion in a water-column cutaway.
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