Is it just me that finds this totally amazing?

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neat, and leaning on it doesn't seem to be a problem.
They should have hospital beds like this for seasick passengers.

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To work that precisely must take some serious engineering. I bet they're really expensive!

Not really. Not saying it wouldn't be expensive, but the technology to do this has been around for a while: a few accelerometers, a gyroscope, and lots of actuators. And someone who knows a little control system programming.

Still pretty cool though.>> ^Spacedog79:

To work that precisely must take some serious engineering. I bet they're really expensive!

Later that night, the pool table was capsized by a couple of Italian Captains who played 9 ball too close to a nearby island.

Its Science Eric, you damn well know it.

SCIENCE I SAY ! !

>> ^eric3579:

Is it just me that finds this totally amazing?


Even understanding how the table works, it still blows my mind seeing it in action. Just cause of how awesome it is that we've figured something like this out.

I <3 science and technology

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>> ^grinter:

neat, and leaning on it doesn't seem to be a problem.
They should have hospital beds like this for seasick passengers.


HOSPITAL?

They should put that kind of bed in every stateroom.

And if you really suck ass at billiards, like these two doofi, you can still blame it on the table.

That's got to be the world's biggest head f*ck after a few beers

>> ^Payback:

>> ^grinter:
neat, and leaning on it doesn't seem to be a problem.
They should have hospital beds like this for seasick passengers.

HOSPITAL?
They should put that kind of bed in every stateroom.


I dunno, after a while I think the sensation of lying perfectly still and level while the walls around you shifted and tilted would freak me out.

>> ^shuac:

And if you really suck ass at billiards, like these two doofi, you can still blame it on the table.


I don't know what game -that- was, but it sure wasn't any type of pool I've ever played.

It really doesn't matter if it's the floor moving up and down while the table stays still, or vice versa. I seriously doubt any of your previously developed pool skills are going to help much here. This table makes it a real-time game, like tennis or baseball.

i like how the camera is with the floor, so it looks like the table is wobbling, then it blew my mind when the balls weren't rolling around.

>> ^longde:

Not really. Not saying it wouldn't be expensive, but the technology to do this has been around for a while: a few accelerometers, a gyroscope, and lots of actuators. And someone who knows a little control system programming.
Still pretty cool though.>> ^Spacedog79:
To work that precisely must take some serious engineering. I bet they're really expensive!



Actually, and judging by the title it is what it uses, but this can pretty much be done with a pivoting table and a large spinning gyro placed in the table. Much like a top, the spinning gyro would resist movement. There is probably something else that auto corrects the tilt for any time it is off (a gyro resist forces that try and tilt it, but if it finds a new tilt degree forcefully, it will keep it). It is really hard to tell from just seeing this video. Also if you went with the actuator route, something as simple as the actuators and an ipod alone could be used.

the most expensive part would probably still be the pool table, and the act of building the pool table mounted to the auto level device.

It'd be cool to watch the game played with the camera sitting on the table.

That is extremely cool.

A mechanical gyro causing the movement would have delay and the balls would roll slightly. Assuming the table is above the ship's roll centre, the table would have to over correct for the ship's movement in order to keep the balls exactly in place. Most likely electronic gyros and good hydraulics with no stiction and powerful enough to not be affected by players putting pressure on the table.

>> ^jmd:

>> ^longde:
Not really. Not saying it wouldn't be expensive, but the technology to do this has been around for a while: a few accelerometers, a gyroscope, and lots of actuators. And someone who knows a little control system programming.
Still pretty cool though.>> ^Spacedog79:
To work that precisely must take some serious engineering. I bet they're really expensive!


Actually, and judging by the title it is what it uses, but this can pretty much be done with a pivoting table and a large spinning gyro placed in the table. Much like a top, the spinning gyro would resist movement. There is probably something else that auto corrects the tilt for any time it is off (a gyro resist forces that try and tilt it, but if it finds a new tilt degree forcefully, it will keep it). It is really hard to tell from just seeing this video. Also if you went with the actuator route, something as simple as the actuators and an ipod alone could be used.
the most expensive part would probably still be the pool table, and the act of building the pool table mounted to the auto level device.

It would be cool too to see the camera on the table, with the whole room shifting around it, which would be closer to the case, anyway.>> ^CheshireSmile:

i like how the camera is with the floor, so it looks like the table is wobbling, then it blew my mind when the balls weren't rolling around.

If it were above the ship's roll centre, then it would have a lot of side-to-side movement to compensate for which is hard when your range of motion is mostly up and down. It would be easier towards the outside of the ship where there's a lot less side-to-side movement, and more up-and-down, which would merely increase or lessen the gravity on the balls, which is no big deal in a casual game.>> ^Spacedog79:

A mechanical gyro causing the movement would have delay and the balls would roll slightly. Assuming the table is above the ship's roll centre, the table would have to over correct for the ship's movement in order to keep the balls exactly in place. Most likely electronic gyros and good hydraulics with no stiction and powerful enough to not be affected by players putting pressure on the table.

The floor around the table needs to auto-level also to make the game playable.

This is what I mean, side to side movement can be countered by overcorrecting the tilt. This would explain why the table's apparent movement is so large. >> ^messenger:

If it were above the ship's roll centre, then it would have a lot of side-to-side movement to compensate for which is hard when your range of motion is mostly up and down. It would be easier towards the outside of the ship where there's a lot less side-to-side movement, and more up-and-down, which would merely increase or lessen the gravity on the balls, which is no big deal in a casual game.>> ^Spacedog79:
A mechanical gyro causing the movement would have delay and the balls would roll slightly. Assuming the table is above the ship's roll centre, the table would have to over correct for the ship's movement in order to keep the balls exactly in place. Most likely electronic gyros and good hydraulics with no stiction and powerful enough to not be affected by players putting pressure on the table.

Too bad this wasn't shot with a steadicam. Would have stayed level with the table.

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