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3 unusual facts about Stewart platform


Hexapod

Stewart platform, a machine platform supported by six struts, used in robotics

Stewart platform

Stewart platforms have applications in flight simulators, machine tool technology, crane technology, underwater research, air-to-sea rescue, satellite dish positioning, telescopes and orthopedic surgery.

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Eric Gough was an automotive engineer and worked at Fort Dunlop, the Dunlop Tyres factory in Birmingham, England.



see also

Hexapod

Hexapod-Telescope, a telescope mounted on a stewart platform chassis frame