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I Live. Sort of. Anyway, new armor design. Thought maybe the cybernetics should have my stripe pattern on them.
The armor is composed of metal flakes in a piseoelectric silicon mesh. Basically, that means the surface of the armor can shape shift into flesh, fur, and such. Nothing like the liquid metal mind you, but I have included enough material to sprout one good sized blade off the forearm =)
The armor is composed of metal flakes in a piseoelectric silicon mesh. Basically, that means the surface of the armor can shape shift into flesh, fur, and such. Nothing like the liquid metal mind you, but I have included enough material to sprout one good sized blade off the forearm =)
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Nah. Just couldn't be bothered to draw the full anatomy. Wanted the focus to be more on the new armor. And going back to your other comment, Mine are actually designed for heavy work. The natural muscle throughout my body is augmented by strands of the same artificial muscle you can see in the upper thigh of the left leg. As far as open wounds, that's no problem. all of my cybernetics are sealed. The artificial muscle bonds just like the real stuff does, and any open spots are taken care of by an artificial skin of my own design. All of the limbs are removable at the major joints.
I want to be able to strip so that my body is covered by nothing but skin (well, fur). I don't consider my artificial limbs part of my body, and I want their design to reflect that.
I'd love to read a detailed description of your artificial muscle fibres. How do they work? How are they powered? How durable are they?
I'd love to read a detailed description of your artificial muscle fibres. How do they work? How are they powered? How durable are they?
See me, I designed the limbs to be me. As far as the synthetic muscle, they're made of what I call a metallic polymer. Much like my most current armor design, they are metallic particles set in a specifically patterned piseoelectric silicon mesh. Part of the power for them comes from a fusion pack that is contained within the artificial compartment on the left side of my chest. That is only necessary for extreme feats of strength however. Everything up to about triple standard muscle strength is powered by the fact that the mesh actually produces electricity when compressed.
Durability wise, they are more resistant to tearing and damage than standard muscle. Testing indicates they can withstand forces in excess of 700 MPA for tensile and compressive stress, and 400 MPA for shear stress. The limbs unarmored could take several large caliber bullets at point blank range before damage. thus, the additional metal skin for armor.
Durability wise, they are more resistant to tearing and damage than standard muscle. Testing indicates they can withstand forces in excess of 700 MPA for tensile and compressive stress, and 400 MPA for shear stress. The limbs unarmored could take several large caliber bullets at point blank range before damage. thus, the additional metal skin for armor.
Nope. Piseoelectric mesh is a real thing, and it does indeed produce an electrical current when compressed. I don't think they've developed it to the point my muscles work, but it's based on a real, working material and concept =) The fusion pack, yeah, that's probably a bit outside the reach of science at the moment, but hey, I don't like being grounded entirely in current reality anyway. As I've gone so far as to integrate a micro sensor net into the limbs, thus giving a sense of touch, I'm reaching a bit as is.
Are you sure you don't mean 'piezoelectric'?
Theoretically, such a mesh could serve as a sensor net as well.
Mine only have rather crude sensory input, at least compared to the real thing. Only about a dozen individual pressure sensors per fingertip, and a few more for the rest of the palm and the soles of the feet. Only a handful on the arm and legs. Oh, but they give proprioceptive feedback, which makes controlling them much, much easier.
Calibrating the sensors is a pain, though. When you attach the neural interfaces, you don't have an idea which pin connects to which nerve, and what that nerve does, so you have to test and configure each pin (a couple thousand per chip) individually, both for sending and receiving. Getting to a point where they're actually usable takes weeks of agony (you wouldn't believe how many nerves are responsible for nothing but pain).
Theoretically, such a mesh could serve as a sensor net as well.
Mine only have rather crude sensory input, at least compared to the real thing. Only about a dozen individual pressure sensors per fingertip, and a few more for the rest of the palm and the soles of the feet. Only a handful on the arm and legs. Oh, but they give proprioceptive feedback, which makes controlling them much, much easier.
Calibrating the sensors is a pain, though. When you attach the neural interfaces, you don't have an idea which pin connects to which nerve, and what that nerve does, so you have to test and configure each pin (a couple thousand per chip) individually, both for sending and receiving. Getting to a point where they're actually usable takes weeks of agony (you wouldn't believe how many nerves are responsible for nothing but pain).
You are no doubt right. Curse my inattention. I wondered why I was getting the red line that said my spelling was incorrect buuuuut...I was too lazy to care. Put all that work into how my stuff works, and then use the wrong word for it all..
And yeah, the calibration is a bitch. That is why I have the sensor hubs built into the plates the limbs attach to. All I have to do is follow the same setup for the connection spots on any new limb, and presto. Kinda an assembly line thing, all the nerve points are fully mapped out and connected to the sensor web on the original stubs. That way, not only is it easy to built replacements, but it gives a handy access web to turn off the sensitivity if need be. Occasionally have to re-tune the calibration and settings, but it's not nearly so bad as the original setup.
And yes, that is how my sensor net works. If you look, my whole setup now is constructed of this. This gives my armor a very basic shapeshifting ability, which lets me form the appearance of being fully organic, if need be. Plus, having armor made up of thousands of micro layers of the mesh means the armor is ablative as well. Admittedly, three or four hits in a specific area will eliminate the shapeshifting ability, but the outer layer is made of easily replaced parts.
And yeah, the calibration is a bitch. That is why I have the sensor hubs built into the plates the limbs attach to. All I have to do is follow the same setup for the connection spots on any new limb, and presto. Kinda an assembly line thing, all the nerve points are fully mapped out and connected to the sensor web on the original stubs. That way, not only is it easy to built replacements, but it gives a handy access web to turn off the sensitivity if need be. Occasionally have to re-tune the calibration and settings, but it's not nearly so bad as the original setup.
And yes, that is how my sensor net works. If you look, my whole setup now is constructed of this. This gives my armor a very basic shapeshifting ability, which lets me form the appearance of being fully organic, if need be. Plus, having armor made up of thousands of micro layers of the mesh means the armor is ablative as well. Admittedly, three or four hits in a specific area will eliminate the shapeshifting ability, but the outer layer is made of easily replaced parts.
Yeah, all of mine is self constructed as well. To a point. It helps that I basically started out with what was left of a complicated military experimentation site, with their complete database of all the prototype cybernetics to start with. From there though, I've built and redesigned several times.
long story. Basically, I was a lab animal. They were testing a powered lung for hostile environments, and it blew. The previous experiments they'd done, stuff like enhanced regeneration and micro valves built into major arteries kept me alive. The reaction took out the people around me, and apparently backfed into the power supply of the outpost, which then blew, taking everyone else out. I survived because part of a wall collapsed, near as I can figure.
Brain's untouched, save the connection to the left optic nerve, and some very basic neural interfacing. Nothing replaced, only a little augment. As for organs, left lung, most of the digestive system, the kidneys, and liver. Plus a little upgrading to the heart now, to keep up with the needed blood flow when utilizing the augmented strength.
Uh, no, not perpetual, but the electrical impulses the body supplies, along with the current produced by compression is more than enough to run it. As it is all psuedomuscle, a minimal charge is all it takes for it to flex as it should. Fusion power pack for when I need increased bloodflow.
I do try and base my ideas and cybernetics on things that could, you know, actually work..
I do try and base my ideas and cybernetics on things that could, you know, actually work..
Muscles are not powered by electrical impulses, those are just for controlling them. And the power provided by the compression from the outside through natural muscles can never exceed the force those natural muscles are producing in that same motion (which is what you suggest by saying that this power suffices for forces up to three times the norm).
Yah well, the sarcasm was kinda not nice, y'know. Bio muscle needs fuel, but the psuedo muscle wouldn't. The electrical impulse created by the body would be enough to cause contraction, and the charge created by the compression would be enough to give faster response and thus more power than bio norm. That's how I look at the design anyway. Wouldn't have any ideas on low tech, external heart.
What sarcasm?
Nonono, I don't mean an external heart. I mean that it should be internal, and powered in a way that doesn't require any 'open wounds'.
There are actually hearts that function that way, with induction coils that transmit the electrical energy through the skin in the form of electromagnetic waves. But people with those always need to have the inductor coil attached to their skin, and need to carry heavy batteries around. It's not exactly a well-proven technology.
Nonono, I don't mean an external heart. I mean that it should be internal, and powered in a way that doesn't require any 'open wounds'.
There are actually hearts that function that way, with induction coils that transmit the electrical energy through the skin in the form of electromagnetic waves. But people with those always need to have the inductor coil attached to their skin, and need to carry heavy batteries around. It's not exactly a well-proven technology.
The perpetual motion thing seemed a bit sarcastic, ya know? Hmm, anyway, inductor coil...there's a few energy sources you could use to amp a standard battery. Plus hey, why induction? Just install a port in the skin. Say on the shoulder blades, so the battery pack could be worn as a backpack? As long as the skin was sealed around the edges, no open wound. And for increased power, well, what about devices that generate charge from heat? Body heat could supply power. And what about kinetic motion batteries. More efficient versions of the devices they use in some of those watches that power themselves off movement?
And hey, I read an article recently where they're actually developing wireless power that works just as well as plugging into the wall. So that might become a viable option.
And my pseudo muscles would actually work for a more efficient artificial heart. It occurred to me, even if the muscles it is made of don't supply enough charge, you can simply install redundant bunches of fiber in it. Fibers that don't flex, they simply get compressed when the rest of the muscle fibers flex, and thus generate charge that isn't immediately used and could be funneled to an internal battery.
And hey, I read an article recently where they're actually developing wireless power that works just as well as plugging into the wall. So that might become a viable option.
And my pseudo muscles would actually work for a more efficient artificial heart. It occurred to me, even if the muscles it is made of don't supply enough charge, you can simply install redundant bunches of fiber in it. Fibers that don't flex, they simply get compressed when the rest of the muscle fibers flex, and thus generate charge that isn't immediately used and could be funneled to an internal battery.
Ports in the skin are not an option, because I don't have sophisticated sealing technology.
Yeah, those heat->electricity converters are an option, at least for part of the time (They don't generate electricity from heat, but via the difference in temperature between two different places, like a reverse refrigerator. One would be the body, and the other would have to be sufficiently colder. I could use this technology during winter and at night.)
Using kinetic energy is a very good idea, thanks!
Yeah, those heat->electricity converters are an option, at least for part of the time (They don't generate electricity from heat, but via the difference in temperature between two different places, like a reverse refrigerator. One would be the body, and the other would have to be sufficiently colder. I could use this technology during winter and at night.)
Using kinetic energy is a very good idea, thanks!
Not true on the heat. It can be converted into electricity. Found an article on it. They currently have devices that fit in the palm of your hand. These devices convert heat into sound, and then sound into electricity via piezoelectric mesh. Reading it, I do believe such devices could be converted to use body heat. You would just need to determine the note and pressure produced by body heat, and set the mesh up for optimal response at that frequency.
<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070603225026.htm">LINK</a>
In case you're interested.
<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070603225026.htm">LINK</a>
In case you're interested.
apparently, I cannot do HTML coding properly anymore. Hrmf.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/release.....0603225026.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/release.....0603225026.htm
To quote from the article:
"Each cylinder, or resonator, contains a "stack" of material with a large surface area -- such as metal or plastic plates, or fibers made of glass, cotton or steel wool -- placed between a cold heat exchanger and a hot heat exchanger."
and:
"As little as a 90-degree Fahrenheit temperature difference between hot and cold heat exchangers produced sound."
There's just no way around the fundamental laws of thermodynamics.
Nevertheless, it's a fascinating technology with a plethora of potential uses, including the one I'm imagining. Thanks for the link!
"Each cylinder, or resonator, contains a "stack" of material with a large surface area -- such as metal or plastic plates, or fibers made of glass, cotton or steel wool -- placed between a cold heat exchanger and a hot heat exchanger."
and:
"As little as a 90-degree Fahrenheit temperature difference between hot and cold heat exchangers produced sound."
There's just no way around the fundamental laws of thermodynamics.
Nevertheless, it's a fascinating technology with a plethora of potential uses, including the one I'm imagining. Thanks for the link!
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