How many wheels? If any, have all traction?

No wheels

 

What does a "Linear-Actuator" consist of in this particular case ?
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I'm not sure how to answer that

 

Actually, what the actuator is does not matter, the requirement being "how does it steer". If the actuator drives when commanded and stops where it is when the command is removed, that is one system mode, while if it drives to a commanded position and then returns to center-straight forward when the position command to turn is removed, that is the other system mode, usually called the "servo" mode.

 

Wow you guys are giving me great advice. Thanks

 

Wow you guys are giving me great advice. Thanks

Actually, it was just an explanation of a term that I had not adequately clarified originally. My apologies in that regard.

 

No really I appreciate all the information. You see I have several ideas and designs that I really believe are viable I just don't have the training, education to make them happen. Thanks again

 

When You get the Education and EXPERIENCE,
You will probably find yourself realizing that it's not going to work, for ABC--XYZ reasons,
before you even start believing that You have built a better Mouse-Trap,
and the World is now going to beat a path to your door.

But there is absolutely nothing wrong with figuring-out how it "might" work, in a perfect world.

You should actively search for, and ask for, reasons why your idea WON'T work.
If nothing else, this can sometimes show You how
much Money it's going to cost to create or manufacture a device that
will actually survive continuous real-World abuse, and neglect,
which it's guaranteed to get plenty of,
while not killing anyone in the process.

There are good reasons why your idea has not already been implemented on the machine in question,
and in one way or another, it generally all comes down to Money and profitability.
Insurance-Companies, ( Banks ), are probably the biggest culprits here,
but maintenance-costs, and personnel-safety, rank fairly high as well.

You need to create a list of specifications that must be met
that you probably don't even realize the existence of yet.
Start with what You are pretty sure of right now,
and keep asking everyone why it shouldn't work in your particular circumstances.
While keeping in mind that there are a lot of clueless people who will inadvertently give You bad advice,
because they don't know either.

Someone with a "College-Degree" is not necessarily who You are looking for,
You should be looking for people who have many years of real-World experience,
and fortunately for You, there's a lot of that here in this Forum.
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Thank you for the frank and uplifting advice I really appreciate someone who will give both sides of the "argument". This truly is inspiring

 

OK, now some news: No matter how great and beneficial a concept is, it will not go anywhere without adequate development, and that always takes money. And without the development money development goes really slow, if at all. So fairly early in the process the concept needs to convince investors.
In addition to that detail, there is always the process of moving from a one-off laboratory model/version/prototype to a working production model with adequate production yield.

If it were simple and even less than horribly complex, we would already, today, have vehicle batteries for electric cars that would be much better than the lithium technology, last longer, charge faster, and last for a few thousand recharges.

 

Yeah you're right. Got $50000? Lol

 

I have driven a remote controlled vehicle that used the open-loop end to end control for steering. I was actually able to steer it adequately after a while. I do not recommend that scheme at all. It is very simple to implement and quite difficult to learn. Steering, braking, and speed control all need to be servo type systems, although cars are closer to end-to-end control, which quite a few folks are not able to use very well.
So evidently the TS is developing some sort of vehicle with no wheels , that travels on water somehow.

 

Yeah you're right. Got $50000? Lol

$50K to develop what already exists ? ? ? Seriously? { - shaking his head in disbelief - }

 

$50K to develop what already exists ? ? ? Seriously? { - shaking his head in disbelief - }

To my knowledge this does not exist

 

It would take a superb selling job of a great concept and a functional proof of concept model to persuade most investors to put any money towards a development project.
I see none of the above in this case. Not even a faint hint. Nor an adequate evidence of related background experience.
The TS has already received a fair amount of free consultation, which is typical for what we do here.
Good Luck.

 

It would take a superb selling job of a great concept and a functional proof of concept model to persuade most investors to put any money towards a development project.
I see none of the above in this case. Not even a faint hint. Nor an adequate evidence of related background experience.
The TS has already received a fair amount of free consultation, which is typical for what we do here.
Good Luck.

Thanks