I've noticed a few things that seem a tad off in the posts.

There's a lot of things about what fuel or device to keep ATs running but...what about if it's only to get them started? What if inertia takes over after the initial boost?

Then...there hasn't really been a mention of brakes per say in the series. Are we sure there even is any? ( I know - we'd need them either way realistically but just technically speaking). Not to mention that it doesn't seem that they ever really mention an actual speed the ATs in the show are actually going or running at. How can we be sure that it is more than 25mph?

Also - The shock-supports on the bottom. if the wheel presses up into the base of the boot and has the shock system supported there - it's just a matter of the amount of distance the shock must move in order to accept the pressure put on it.

Though - btw - I totally understand Lightning. When I push 70+ mph in my old Acura compact coupe with my Eurobeat and techno blasting...I feel the adrenaline rush and just...it's like flying along the ground. I think only ATs could ever surpass that feeling. Anyone that feels that thrill too - I hope you never are stuck to the ground.

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the breaks are clamp breaks they squeeze on the back wheel's sides and slow them down

hate the feeling of falling must go higher and higher faster and faster

Hey guys i have ideas on the AT i was planning to make my own but since it seems people are working on it then i can help.. I have a theory on the acceleration... like everyone has said like in the show you put pressure on the at and it goes i design sort a pressure pad for the accleration in the gear to make it accelate and decelarat.. oo yea sorry for my spelling.. i also have other ideas how to keep the battery charged and everything

we got no problem in using presure pads. just where do we get the system? i mean, is it already invented? (haven't done much research lately)

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i think it already exists but we just have to find it on the market if its not on the market we may have to build a generic one and hope we don't get sued lol

the pressure pad is quite simple.. i had one i wanted to do with a circuit board but to hard for me. so i thought of something else. lightning90 i have the pressure pad idea at the AT project website.

Great! we are on the way just the pressure pad will have to be calibrated for each persons weight and it has to be able to convert/calculate the psi for each kick and provide a equal boost

well it depends.. if you use a button pressure pad system then it won't matter about your weight... you use layers like a stack...
example below.

^
^
^
ok the above three arrows are the button pressure system... you put enough wait on the first on to lower it and the second and third are now on each other...

^
^
now then to go faster you click the next one...

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then to go the top you click the last one.. all buttons pressed down....

but if we go by a pad that measures your weight and the pressure that can also do it.

but if you actually watch the anime you notice people getting new adn different parts and calibrating them so mostly the second pressure pad system is used in the anime....

the stacks wont do well because we have limited room with in the AT's

actually the stack can be any distant apart all it is is a trigger to activate a certain amount of power to the motor. also you can it works like a pedal you can have a single ^ object and like you put a stick in the straw the more the stick goes down the straw it activates sensors that activate more power to the motor. i'm wokring on it right now.. it's like make a gas pedal but instead of gas electricity.

if u are gonna stack ur gonna have to calibrate weight some springs for weight which will be a problem because the springs will vary from each spring and to each person so it may take larger springs for heavier people
if its not going to be springs how else are you gonna keep the stack up and distant from the "button"

the stack also has a limit to how far you can push

the pressure kick would be better since it will require less parts and more easily replaced if broken

first of all i LOVE the idea of makeing AT's
but even though its inspired by the manga and anime, we shouldnt be looking to it as our souce of information on how to build one becuase their descriptions in the anim/manga are just fictional creations desinged to create depth in the story.

instead, while looking to the manga/anime for inspiration, we need to design all of it from scratch while modleing to the manga/anime
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Idea's for design:

- i watched a documentary on the history channel some months ago that featured micro engines that are being designed to work with no moving parts and were aound the size of coins being devoloped. I was thinking of a motor to power the skates at the time, but from searching on the net it seems they are sapposed to replace batteries, ( we can allways hope one can be made powerfull enough to provide the AT's driving force) . (do a search on micro engines)

- maybe to conteract the problem with too much inertia throwing the wearer off balance, instead of useing the AT give all the speed at once, the AT's engine would only add small accelerations to the skaters kicks ( like small bursts of additional energy when the skater has leaned into the peak of a kick)

* this also is to clarify that acceleration would be applied mostly by the front wheels while the rear wheel is used for maintaining constant cruise speed, balance and to aid in brakeing* (because power and weight are put into the front of your feet as u accelerate on skates unless u are coasting or being pushed. Power from the rear would not allow the wearer to kick and accelerate because you would have to keep your feet together for stability makeing an AT useless unless the motor pushes you insanly fast)

- for shock distribution the shape of the AT's can be change slightly to wear both independant wheels extend on ther own swing-arms

*inperation also jointly provided from the skates of a few charachters of the game Jet Set Radio future*

to help better better explain my idea's im going to try and get these design drawings ive had for a while scaned and labled.

i'll try to remeber all the idea's i had and post more suggestions laterz

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Last edited by Taboo99 at 9:41 pm, Oct 15 2007

as i was saying the pad would be in the front of the shoe. under the toes. cause you can control the amount of pressure. i may be wrong but doing it like that you won't have to caliberate for different weight more yet a person would have to learn to controll how much they lean forward. and yes the springs would have to be there. so that requires alot of parts. but you could have a pad that uses weight just a board with sensors on it to recognize the amount of pressure put on it. anyways the at wil have a R.E.A.D. system so you access your R.E.A.D. system and put your weight in. then for that the calculation has already been program for the amount of pressure gives how much spead. now if i may ask i probally know what it is but having a lasp of memory about the kick pressure.

yeah... please continue to post at http://z3.invisionfree.com/TheAtProject/index.php?act=idx
or if u wanna post here copy it and post it in the new forum too so we can read it thats good too
its just we made a lot of progress in the planning stage there and we would like more help

yes please go to
http://z3.invisionfree.com/TheAtProject/index.php?act=idx
if you wish to help... we have spent hours on end working out ideas.. we are so close to starting a prototype.... we could use mroe ideas.... thoooo