Technology and life: starting with solar cars

Chapter 119

There are some differences between the solar design of a mech and that of a solar car, mainly depending on the purpose of the mech.The type of mecha promoted must be a style for home use, and mecha 2.0 is likely to become a combat weapon, so it is not possible to simply make a fixed structural design for the mecha, but to design it according to the specific use.Household mechs can use relatively light energy sources, such as electricity, because home mechas do not have such high requirements for energy, and it is not required that the mechas can be continuously supplied with energy. Therefore, the mechs used at home can use electricity as an energy source, and it is only necessary to give the mechas used at home a design that can be used to continuously replenish energy.

The difference from solar cars is that if the mecha is equipped with solar energy, it must be different, because the car is lying on its stomach, and the mecha is not lying on the ground like a car, but standing, so when designing solar energy The position of the solar panel designed at the time of the panel is different from the position of the solar car.The solar car can design the panels on the top of the car because there is enough space on the top of the solar car to install the solar panels, but there is not enough space on the top of the mech to install the solar panels. There are solar panels installed.Observing the whole body of the mecha, we can know that the arms and legs of the mecha are too small to install a solar panel of several meters, but the front torso of the mecha can be installed with solar panels, and the space in front of the torso of the mecha is still quite large Yes, but when the mecha simulates the car to drive temporarily, the solar panel is placed in front of the mecha, so when the mecha lies on the ground, the solar panel of the mecha will be completely blocked, and the sun cannot be collected through solar energy. Naturally, the heat in the body cannot be converted into electrical energy to drive the mecha.There is no doubt that the arms, legs, and head of the mecha are too small to accommodate the solar panels of the mecha, and the front part of the mecha's torso has enough space, but because the mecha is lying down Sometimes it will block the sunlight, so this position should also be abandoned.Then the only option left is the back of the mech.The position on the back of the mecha is very suitable for installing solar panels. First of all, there is enough space on the back of the mecha to install solar panels. The area on the back of the mecha that can be installed with solar panels is a rectangle with a relatively large aspect ratio. The width of the car than the mech is definitely smaller than that of the solar car, but this does not affect the installation of the solar panel of the mech and the installation of the solar energy harvesting device.

Just change the shape of these two parts when designing the solar panel of the mech and the solar collector.For example, the previous car solar panel was 1 meters x 6 meters. Now when designing the solar panel, there is no need to design a square. The solar panel can be designed as a rectangle. The design is 1 meters long and 6 centimeters wide. It can be laid on the back of the mech, but because the solar panel designed at this time is smaller than the panel of the solar car, the collection of solar energy by the mech is definitely slower than the collection of solar energy by the solar car, but this is not very Affects the operation of the armor.If the mecha keeps driving like a car, it will definitely be powered off because the power supply can't keep up, and it can't continue to operate. Even a solar car can't keep driving and there will always be a moment when the battery runs out.So if the mech keeps driving in the car mode, then the power of the mech must be exhausted faster than that of the solar car, and it will not work properly at this time.However, such a design can delay the shutdown time of the mecha for a few hours, which is still very beneficial.Moreover, the use of mechas to simulate car driving is only secondary. The most important thing is to replace humans to simulate human actions to realize various complex human actions and avoid the risk of human beings being hurt. Therefore, the main function of mechas is to simulate, is Reduce the risk of things done manually, so that humans can reduce the damage they receive or not get hurt at all.This is the real purpose of the mecha and the real meaning of the mecha, which is to simulate human beings to help human beings complete their work better.When simulating human actions, the working intensity of the mech is lower than that of the car. Unlike the car, which is always starting and working there, the mech is in the process of simulating human actions. It may be just occasionally moving the mechanical arm to pick up things, and occasionally moving the mechanical leg to walk. This kind of intensity is much stronger than that of a car. Naturally, the power consumption of the mech is less than that of the car. In this case, the power consumption of the mech The use time will be extended for a long time, and it can even work uninterruptedly like a solar car.It is precisely because the strength of the mecha is lower than that of the solar car when simulating human actions, so the power consumption of the mecha is less. The collection of solar energy of the mecha is slow, but the power consumption of the mecha is less. The duration can be compared with solar cars.

The intensity of simulating human actions mentioned here is for the mechas used at home. Since the mechas used at home are aimed at families and the public, the performance of the mechas is mainly for light tasks, mainly for some relatively light work. It is definitely not acceptable to do any particularly heavy work.Since it is a mech for home use, it is definitely not the factor of performance, but the factor of cost performance.How to use the lowest cost to produce the mecha that is most suitable for the public and acceptable to everyone is the most important thing. At this time, the first consideration should be the performance of the mecha and the cost of the mecha.

First, set a value for the performance of the mecha. For example, the performance of the mecha that can be produced at present is 10, then the performance of the mecha that can meet the needs of home use is 6. That is to say, when the performance of the home version mecha is reached At the time of 6, I thought that mechas of this level could be produced and promoted to every household. At this time, the production of mechas with a performance of 6 could already start, so the cost of the mechas needs to be considered at this time. How to reduce the cost to the greatest extent, and how to manufacture mechs with the lowest cost is the key to the problem.

Compressing costs does not mean that all accessories can be shrunk. For example, the shell of the mecha cannot be shrunk. In case of accident, the shell of the mecha can be a barrier to protect life.

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