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==Basics==
=Basics=


- The part of a Powercube Array that the powercube slides into
- The part of a Powercube Array that the powercube slides into


- Has quick disconect: air intake, fuel in, electricity in, and data in  
- Has quick disconect: air intake, fuel in, electricity in, data out, and data in  


- Has quick disconnect hydraulic in and out
- Has quick disconnect hydraulic in and out


- All connections are in standardized positions
- All connections are in standardized positions
=Used For=
- the [[Advanced Powercube Construction Set]
=Industry Standards=
-
=Existing Open Source Designs=
-
=Minimum Viable Product=
- Cheap
- Standardized
- Scaleable
- Durable (lets shoot for 100 insert+removal cycles before any failures)
=Basic Design=
==Frame==
- A Chunk of Sheet Metal With Holes Drilled in It for The Quick Disconnect Ports
==Quick Disconnect Inerting Ports==
- Insert in to the powercube from the array
- 1x Hydraulic Fluid In
- 1x Fuel In
- 1x Oil In
- 1x Air in
- 1x DC Electricity In
- 1x AC Electricity In
- 1x Data In
==Quick Disconnect Inserting Ports==
- Insert into the array from the powercube
- 1x Hydraulic Fluid Out
- 1x Oil Out
- 1x Exhaust Out
- 1x DC Electricity Out
- 1x AC Electricity Out
- ix Data Out
==Locking Mechanism==
- Pins possibly? (the powercube could have holes and this could insert pins into it using a mechanism
=BOM=
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=See Also=
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=Useful Links=
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Latest revision as of 02:25, 21 January 2018

Basics

- The part of a Powercube Array that the powercube slides into

- Has quick disconect: air intake, fuel in, electricity in, data out, and data in

- Has quick disconnect hydraulic in and out

- All connections are in standardized positions



Used For

- the [[Advanced Powercube Construction Set]



Industry Standards

-



Existing Open Source Designs

-



Minimum Viable Product

- Cheap

- Standardized

- Scaleable

- Durable (lets shoot for 100 insert+removal cycles before any failures)



Basic Design

Frame

- A Chunk of Sheet Metal With Holes Drilled in It for The Quick Disconnect Ports


Quick Disconnect Inerting Ports

- Insert in to the powercube from the array

- 1x Hydraulic Fluid In

- 1x Fuel In

- 1x Oil In

- 1x Air in

- 1x DC Electricity In

- 1x AC Electricity In

- 1x Data In


Quick Disconnect Inserting Ports

- Insert into the array from the powercube

- 1x Hydraulic Fluid Out

- 1x Oil Out

- 1x Exhaust Out

- 1x DC Electricity Out

- 1x AC Electricity Out

- ix Data Out


Locking Mechanism

- Pins possibly? (the powercube could have holes and this could insert pins into it using a mechanism



BOM

-



See Also

-



Useful Links

-