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Exokat [catsuit exoskeleton] and Simbot 8.4 {invention idea}
I was watching a documentary wherein a lady Quadriplegic was operating a robotic arm direct from her brain, and I thought to myself, what she needs is a catsuit exoskeleton. So I set out to invent one, don’t know why ~ I just like the challenge of working stuff out mostly. Below, the link will take you to the full size 4k images I made [in fallout 4] to show how the idea works… see what you think and whether or not I have cracked it. The images are representative, I’d like the florettes to be 4mm wide and 6mm deep, for all three layers of hexagon cubes [in a sheet].
Note that this is a very simple and rudimentary design made by utilising existing [but altered for new use] technology and materials ~ mostly graphene. My first thought was that someone would make the whole thing from carbon nano-tubes which can be shrunk and expanded via an electrical charge. However, that method apparently requires to much power, which is why I guess they haven’t already been made. Ergo until something a bit more sci-fi manifests itself, you will have to make do with these…
Cells
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/1%20Catsuit%20exoskeleton%202048_zpshw8zxp1y.png
3 layer sandwich
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/3%20layer%20sandwich%20%202048_zpsf0ic0dup.png
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/5%20layers%202048_zpse7w4la3h.png
Florette
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/4%20florette%202048_zpscpaacjln.png
Stiff arms
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/2%20stiff%20arms%202048_zpsucwuvb2c.png
Simbot copy
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/6 simbot 2048_zps4ynsxe8u.png
3d welder
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/8 faktori_zpsed1znqfw.png
4k
[edited link...]
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PzhgZYqNnHsqzVNk6
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipNa1aMnyScE5x2xcMP0MZu2RGHTnTLf_KVZPNPY How it works
You first have a net sensor-suit, with simple sensors to detect movement [of the muscles they are touching]. this is then translated into expansions and contractions of the florettes via valves e.g. a muscle of the users body contracts, and the corresponding set of florettes contract respectively. An expansion is achieved by releasing its air into the third air from the second cushion layer of florettes. This the third air-cushion layer is at a lower pressure than the second, which then in turn is lower than the first high pressure layer [closest to the skin].The second layer in the sandwich is the hexagon box shaped ‘florettes’, each composed of 6 accordion air-bags with rigid vertical pipes at each corner [carrying the electrics to where required]. These double up as braces such to stop vertical movement so they will expand mostly laterally.
The sensor-suit will also have a network of tubes akin to veins, taking compressed air [or liquid air] to regions of the first air-cushion layer, where the gas is released. The idea here is that rather than trying to wire up many thousands of florettes and get all those pressures correct [which is probably impossible and is otherwise the main problem I needed to overcome], an air vein can deliver to regions of hexagonal florette clusters and the released gas will equalise within the volume of said layer. this effectively manifesting as an ‘universal pipe’ to everywhere in the second layer. This second layer of florettes may open their valves at their base, and allow the required amount of gas into the accordion bags, such to expand. Then the third layer is used simply as a bag to empty expelled gas from the florettes.
If needs be, then more complex versions with valves particular to each bag inside each florette can be used, however I don’t anticipate such a need. Basically the suit is pushing and pulling mostly around the joints, and from various pull-points on the torso and limb ends.
Hopefully this system will be reasonably efficient, as a backpack [power-pack] with batteries, pumps and compressors etc, will just have to make up the difference between the pressure yielded between the first and third layer.
How the ‘Simbot’ works…?
An exact copy of the ‘exokat’ [above] wrapped around e.g. a graphene aerogel manikin [or some skeletal stickman type thing], acts akin to a doppelganger mimicking the actions of the user on a 1:1 basis [or indeed enhanced]. it will need VR and mobile phone technology, but will basically work like an animated 3d model in e.g. a video game, then receiving a signal from the suit the user is wearing. It will mostly be operated by the user remotely, but the user will see through its eyes so to say and hence be able to make adjustments so it don’t keep falling over.
I don’t know if the Simbot idea would work yet, but unless I have missed something right in front of me - which does happen a lot lol, then although Its not sci-fi magic like in the movies, the exokat in my mind will work.Purpose
No doubt the world will use them for everything from the military to prostitution, but I invented them for gaming and for the disabled.
_
I was watching a documentary wherein a lady Quadriplegic was operating a robotic arm direct from her brain, and I thought to myself, what she needs is a catsuit exoskeleton. So I set out to invent one, don’t know why ~ I just like the challenge of working stuff out mostly. Below, the link will take you to the full size 4k images I made [in fallout 4] to show how the idea works… see what you think and whether or not I have cracked it. The images are representative, I’d like the florettes to be 4mm wide and 6mm deep, for all three layers of hexagon cubes [in a sheet].
Note that this is a very simple and rudimentary design made by utilising existing [but altered for new use] technology and materials ~ mostly graphene. My first thought was that someone would make the whole thing from carbon nano-tubes which can be shrunk and expanded via an electrical charge. However, that method apparently requires to much power, which is why I guess they haven’t already been made. Ergo until something a bit more sci-fi manifests itself, you will have to make do with these…
Cells
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/1%20Catsuit%20exoskeleton%202048_zpshw8zxp1y.png
3 layer sandwich
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/3%20layer%20sandwich%20%202048_zpsf0ic0dup.png
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/5%20layers%202048_zpse7w4la3h.png
Florette
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/4%20florette%202048_zpscpaacjln.png
Stiff arms
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/2%20stiff%20arms%202048_zpsucwuvb2c.png
Simbot copy
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/6 simbot 2048_zps4ynsxe8u.png
3d welder
https://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w626/quetz098/8 faktori_zpsed1znqfw.png
4k
[edited link...]
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PzhgZYqNnHsqzVNk6
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipNa1aMnyScE5x2xcMP0MZu2RGHTnTLf_KVZPNPY How it works
You first have a net sensor-suit, with simple sensors to detect movement [of the muscles they are touching]. this is then translated into expansions and contractions of the florettes via valves e.g. a muscle of the users body contracts, and the corresponding set of florettes contract respectively. An expansion is achieved by releasing its air into the third air from the second cushion layer of florettes. This the third air-cushion layer is at a lower pressure than the second, which then in turn is lower than the first high pressure layer [closest to the skin].The second layer in the sandwich is the hexagon box shaped ‘florettes’, each composed of 6 accordion air-bags with rigid vertical pipes at each corner [carrying the electrics to where required]. These double up as braces such to stop vertical movement so they will expand mostly laterally.
The sensor-suit will also have a network of tubes akin to veins, taking compressed air [or liquid air] to regions of the first air-cushion layer, where the gas is released. The idea here is that rather than trying to wire up many thousands of florettes and get all those pressures correct [which is probably impossible and is otherwise the main problem I needed to overcome], an air vein can deliver to regions of hexagonal florette clusters and the released gas will equalise within the volume of said layer. this effectively manifesting as an ‘universal pipe’ to everywhere in the second layer. This second layer of florettes may open their valves at their base, and allow the required amount of gas into the accordion bags, such to expand. Then the third layer is used simply as a bag to empty expelled gas from the florettes.
If needs be, then more complex versions with valves particular to each bag inside each florette can be used, however I don’t anticipate such a need. Basically the suit is pushing and pulling mostly around the joints, and from various pull-points on the torso and limb ends.
Hopefully this system will be reasonably efficient, as a backpack [power-pack] with batteries, pumps and compressors etc, will just have to make up the difference between the pressure yielded between the first and third layer.
How the ‘Simbot’ works…?
An exact copy of the ‘exokat’ [above] wrapped around e.g. a graphene aerogel manikin [or some skeletal stickman type thing], acts akin to a doppelganger mimicking the actions of the user on a 1:1 basis [or indeed enhanced]. it will need VR and mobile phone technology, but will basically work like an animated 3d model in e.g. a video game, then receiving a signal from the suit the user is wearing. It will mostly be operated by the user remotely, but the user will see through its eyes so to say and hence be able to make adjustments so it don’t keep falling over.
I don’t know if the Simbot idea would work yet, but unless I have missed something right in front of me - which does happen a lot lol, then although Its not sci-fi magic like in the movies, the exokat in my mind will work.Purpose
No doubt the world will use them for everything from the military to prostitution, but I invented them for gaming and for the disabled.
_
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