23chaos23 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 So im going to build the FO4 Power armor IRL using 3D printing and my knowledge in mechanical engineering. Please check it out let me know what you think, and no this isnt some basic cosplay this will be a serious build. I want to see just how much "tech" i can put into it so that as much of its movement is power assisted as possible. my patreon 3D printers int cheap so concider being part of htis epic build And here is the youtube Playlist, sucsribe for moar!http://i.imgur.com/lvywaGO.png I will try to post screenshot updates here as well so stay tuned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBiter Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Sounds great. Ten years from now after World War III we'll all be sitting around muttering about how 23chaos23 made war so much worse with his amazing suit of power armor that he initially didn't even think about using in actual combat :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23chaos23 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Sounds great. Ten years from now after World War III we'll all be sitting around muttering about how 23chaos23 made war so much worse with his amazing suit of power armor that he initially didn't even think about using in actual combat :smile:yeah, i have a design from years ago that i intended for hazerdous enviroments like earthquaik disaster search and reascue building and forest fires etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MioneRCP Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 A very cool project idea, have you given any ideas to what will power it? will it be purely mechanical with hydraulics or will there be more electrical elements such as actuators or motors? Love to see some early joint movement animation in those videos to give people an idea of how most of the parts will move as opposed to game logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23chaos23 Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 A very cool project idea, have you given any ideas to what will power it? will it be purely mechanical with hydraulics or will there be more electrical elements such as actuators or motors? Love to see some early joint movement animation in those videos to give people an idea of how most of the parts will move as opposed to game logic.well to start with basic servos, acuators and motors. more complex would be using pnuematics, but thats what i have planned for my power armor and that will be built with aluminum and crbon fibre. this one is for raising funds to buy the tools and as a tech demonstraitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 The big issue here is with the power component and the weight to output ratio of various power sources. Pneumatics allow for movement, but also need several fairly strong pumps to move those pneumatics. Although batteries are better these days, they still don't have the sort of output to move a person, the frame, and the weight or armored plates. There is also the necessary software related to movement and coordination which also needs power. Might be of interest to you. But, the whole power issue is really where even the military has hit a roadblock, and why they've gone from designs which are full suits of battle armor to being little more than an augmentation framework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MioneRCP Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 But, the whole power issue is really where even the military has hit a roadblock, and why they've gone from designs which are full suits of battle armor to being little more than an augmentation framework. That's true, but the point of this is not so much the power or enhancement of the person wearing it. but the ability to be a walking tank or just fully body protection. Building this would get people to think what went into what they see in the game and what the really world equivalent actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 But, the whole power issue is really where even the military has hit a roadblock, and why they've gone from designs which are full suits of battle armor to being little more than an augmentation framework. That's true, but the point of this is not so much the power or enhancement of the person wearing it. but the ability to be a walking tank or just fully body protection. Building this would get people to think what went into what they see in the game and what the really world equivalent actually is. Provided you can walk, provided you don't fall over and get crushed by some part that wasn't braced properly against a change in orientation from upright to laying down. Provided you can get back up and right yourself enough so you don't get trapped inside on the ground and die from dehydration like a hoarder that was claimed by a stack of garbage. Provided that local law enforcement don't get jumpy about the idea of someone walking around in an armor suit. There are a number of fairly real problems associated with something like this beyond just the engineering issues. Reminds me of some guy I saw a number of years back who was working on a suit of armor that could survive almost anything. Worked well against blunt force of a log slamming into it, but think he had trouble when it finally came time to test it against a grizzly bear since I havn't seen anything mentioned of him after that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justYna Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 powerarmor build with 3d printer? why not building it by real steal? would be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23chaos23 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 sorry for not keeping up with my own thread, not getting notifications for some reason. A very cool project idea, have you given any ideas to what will power it? will it be purely mechanical with hydraulics or will there be more electrical elements such as actuators or motors? Love to see some early joint movement animation in those videos to give people an idea of how most of the parts will move as opposed to game logic.well to start with basic servos, acuators and motors. more complex would be using pnuematics, but thats what i have planned for my power armor and that will be built with aluminum and crbon fibre. this one is for raising funds to buy the tools and as a tech demonstraitor yeah, im not to worried. im not trying to make it move my weight or lift heavy objects. if i can get it to have powered movement assist then thats already beyond the initial project goals. the reason the military and these other aplications run itno the brick wall of power is they are trying to do more then is currently doable. both power output of motors and power starage of batteries is to weak. pnuematics open up some options, when you dont need the extra power some of the power assisted acuaters can work in reverse and act like pumps instead. this way you can easily "reacharge" on the go and a small electric air pump from an air brush compresser can be utilized if the have ample battery storage/access to mains power. powerarmor build with 3d printer? why not building it by real steal? would be awesomenope too heavy waist of money, at best i would build it with aluminum and carbon fiber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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