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Unfortunately, that could only work if you had a secondary form of power and that would be considered a perpetual machine, which is a big no no in the laws of physics. We could have it where the brakes serve as a form of charging through an electromagnetic generator.

 

looking closer, the bearings would have to be made of ceramic, you can use skate bearings, they are impact resistant and ceramics are an amazing material to use for bearings. If the wheels are three inches in diameter there should be enough space to create everything and scaling the skate bearings to the picture, the wheels would be at most 4-5 inches which is an incredible amount of space. I have prototype models ready for 3D Printing to see how large the items we need IRL and to have a proper understanding as to what we are missing. I would like to know if anyone has any suggestion for an excellent plastic that could be used for the structural component of the AT's so the outside of it, or if anyone knows the name of the plastic used for ice skates, that is a very structurally sound plastic, very sturdy and is mold-able (3D printable) for the AT's, The Plastic that can be used for the wheels can be the same as skateboard/long board wheels.

 

Anything i missed?

 

In most skate holders, I believe they use nylon, or nylon reinforced ABS. Both are printable in a 3D printer. You should be able to use just about any hard, printable plastic though, such as XT Copolyster, which is specifically made for 3D printing. Not too sure how it would turn out as a skate holder but that's what experiments are for lol.

 

I'm just curious as to how a brake and acceleration system would be incorporated.

I have been working on the Aesthetics and making them look true to life, as well as leaving space for all the components, so if anyone wants to work with me in creating the individual parts, that'd be fantastic!

 

the only parts that we would need a fairly large research power for are the tiny motors and battery source!

The batteries are becoming less of an issue due to so many phones coming out with longer batteries in smaller phones, so one day we might not even need to do any of that because looking at the actual space in the air trecks, it is perfect!!

 

the cpu chip can be programmed and held in any part in the front or back of the shoe and using flat wires for computers and soldering them to different components, we can save ample space!!

 

Shock absorbers that tiny can be manufactured very easily from 9260. 9260 has hardly any Chromium and about 2% Silicon, which is what car springs are made from, and those can again be directed to steel manufacturers for very cheap in bulk with a hydraulic core to the suspension much like dune buggy springs which would have to be in the inside of the shoe with a steel rod elongating it to the wheels (I don't know if i explained that correctly)

 

Besides the suspension, the batteries are the biggest thing in the shoe, and the pressure plate can be fitted right inside the inner part of the shoe!!

 

Anything I missed?

Sounds good! Using a smaller version of a car suspension would be interesting. And the pressure plate would have to have resistance so you don't lean on it all the way without trying.

 

I'm not much of an engineer or artist, but I'll try to help out anyway I can

Hah awesome. I've been designing a type of boot+holder combination based off of skate sneakers and AT designs (which are really hard to find, I've realized) and I'm wondering if anyone has figured the engineering down to fit it into a shoe and power the wheels yet?

 

Would a hub motor work any?

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