| STATISTICS: Repeat Lever 4 VOLITION: 3 (3 active u /1 dual-axial u) EQUILIBRIUM: 2 (1 u / (1 stem / 2 cycle)) EFFICIENCY: 1.5 (3 Ve / 2 VE) VOLITIONAL STATEMENT: Presumably a good ratio of active to activated units (1/1), but unlike RL2 the lever advantage is partially compromised. |
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NATHAN COPPEDGE--Perpetual Motion Concepts
Perpetual Motion Machine Concept Using Repeated
Leverage
SUMMARY
Repeating Leverage Type 1:
A system in which a chambered wheel carries spherical
weights upward onto a ramp feeding a lever. The lever carries a
single ball weight downward some degrees, using that weight
towards leverage to cycle the wheel. Since the lever is weighed
carefully to approximately equal the weight of the chambered
weights, the leverage force of one weight may be sufficient to
move the wheel the smaller distance necessary to cycle the
weights.
Alternately, since I now see a difficulty in returning the lever
upward while allowing the wheel to continue uni-directionally,
the proportions might be altered so that emphasis is placed on
leverage. Then the shorter leverage end could more than equal
the weight of the end where weight is applied, yet the
application of heavy weights might allow a return on leverage.
That way the lever returns upward automatically. Such a design
would most likely take advantage of a 70% or greater lever.
For criticism of this concept, see my Personal Critique.
Repeating Leverage Type 2:
A development of the idea that leverage applied to a weight on a
ramp is more effective than leverage applied against a weight at
a point of greater leverage. So if the leverage on the ramp can
be used to return the weight to a point of greater leverage, then
the process might repeat. Inspired by the SMOT toy, as well as
my own previous work involving tracks. The design makes use
of a truly triangular track, on either side of a cylindrical rolling
weight supported by a central lever with a heavy
counterweight. As usual, I don't yet have a model built.
Repeating Leverage Diagrams
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Repeating Lever Type 3:
Another lever design in which the lever activates a
double-chambered structure through the application of a single
ball weight (related to the first design). The specific proportions
of the long-to-short ends of the lever, combined with one
weight activating two, combined with a pulleyed counterweight
are meant to reduce resistance to the point of over-unity. In
addition, the short end of the lever is positioned with a spacer
bar between it and the lower end of the chambered structure,
permitting more lift than would otherwise be possible with a
squared-off structure (lifting underneath the center of the lower
chamber rather than at the nearest point).
Repeating Lever Type 4:
The simplest design I have found that might be conceived as
a repeating lever, consisting of a curving track circuiting a
lever. The lever is positioned such that its short end bisects a
vertical drop point in the grade of the track, while the long
end nearly touches the midpoint of 90 to 180 degrees of
upwards slope. A crescent support bar mounted to the long
end partially supports an upward-bound weight, while a
second weight unsupported except by the cupped end
allows the support bar to gradually push it up the slope.
Since the short end of the lever has the usual property of
reverse leverage, a greater vertical distance can result from
the use of a greater fixed point energy value--e.g.in this case
there is less resistance on the long end per unit of
movement, since one weight is free-falling and the other is
both partially supported, and moving closer to the horizontal.
Leverage
SUMMARY
Repeating Leverage Type 1:
A system in which a chambered wheel carries spherical
weights upward onto a ramp feeding a lever. The lever carries a
single ball weight downward some degrees, using that weight
towards leverage to cycle the wheel. Since the lever is weighed
carefully to approximately equal the weight of the chambered
weights, the leverage force of one weight may be sufficient to
move the wheel the smaller distance necessary to cycle the
weights.
Alternately, since I now see a difficulty in returning the lever
upward while allowing the wheel to continue uni-directionally,
the proportions might be altered so that emphasis is placed on
leverage. Then the shorter leverage end could more than equal
the weight of the end where weight is applied, yet the
application of heavy weights might allow a return on leverage.
That way the lever returns upward automatically. Such a design
would most likely take advantage of a 70% or greater lever.
For criticism of this concept, see my Personal Critique.
Repeating Leverage Type 2:
A development of the idea that leverage applied to a weight on a
ramp is more effective than leverage applied against a weight at
a point of greater leverage. So if the leverage on the ramp can
be used to return the weight to a point of greater leverage, then
the process might repeat. Inspired by the SMOT toy, as well as
my own previous work involving tracks. The design makes use
of a truly triangular track, on either side of a cylindrical rolling
weight supported by a central lever with a heavy
counterweight. As usual, I don't yet have a model built.
Repeating Leverage Diagrams
nathancoppedge.com
Repeating Lever Type 3:
Another lever design in which the lever activates a
double-chambered structure through the application of a single
ball weight (related to the first design). The specific proportions
of the long-to-short ends of the lever, combined with one
weight activating two, combined with a pulleyed counterweight
are meant to reduce resistance to the point of over-unity. In
addition, the short end of the lever is positioned with a spacer
bar between it and the lower end of the chambered structure,
permitting more lift than would otherwise be possible with a
squared-off structure (lifting underneath the center of the lower
chamber rather than at the nearest point).
Repeating Lever Type 4:
The simplest design I have found that might be conceived as
a repeating lever, consisting of a curving track circuiting a
lever. The lever is positioned such that its short end bisects a
vertical drop point in the grade of the track, while the long
end nearly touches the midpoint of 90 to 180 degrees of
upwards slope. A crescent support bar mounted to the long
end partially supports an upward-bound weight, while a
second weight unsupported except by the cupped end
allows the support bar to gradually push it up the slope.
Since the short end of the lever has the usual property of
reverse leverage, a greater vertical distance can result from
the use of a greater fixed point energy value--e.g.in this case
there is less resistance on the long end per unit of
movement, since one weight is free-falling and the other is
both partially supported, and moving closer to the horizontal.
An Interesting Link:
A toy dating from pre-1905 uses metal balls and ramps in a
sequential method, imitating perpetual motion.
However it has no means to reset the cycle other than loading the
feed chamber by hand.
A toy dating from pre-1905 uses metal balls and ramps in a
sequential method, imitating perpetual motion.
However it has no means to reset the cycle other than loading the
feed chamber by hand.
| STATISTICS: Repeat Lever 3 VOLITION: 2 (6 active u / 3 dual-axial u) EQUILIBRIUM: 3 (1 u / (1 stem / 3 cycles)) EFFICIENCY: 0.666 (2 Ve / 3 VE) VOLITIONAL STATEMENT: Seems generally to be an improvement on Repeat Lever 1, but multiple subcycles per activating unit remain. |
More on my concept of Volitional math at IMPOSSIBLEMACHINE.COM |
| STATISTICS: Repeat Lever 2 VOLITION: 2 (2 active u /1 passive u) EQUILIBRIUM: 1 (1 u / 1 stem / 1 cycle) EFFICIENCY: 2 (2 Ve / 1 VE) VOLITIONAL STATEMENT: What effectiveness it has is a product of a fairly good active-to-passive unit ratio. Eloquent theory if it works. |
| STATISTICS: Repeat Lever 1 VOLITION: 2.6 (8 active u / 3 passive or dual-axial u) EQUILIBRIUM: 8 (1 u / (1 stem / 8 cycles)) EFFICIENCY: 0.325 (2.6 Ve / 8 VE) VOLITIONAL STATEMENT: The overall active-to-passive unit ratio is burdened by a large number of subcycles relative to acting units. |