Open Source Hydraulic Motor

Basics

- A motor that uses pressurized hydraulic fluid to produce rotary motion via an impeller

Used For

- GVCS

- Open Source Landcraft Construction Set

- Open Source Watercraft Construction Set

- Open Source Aircraft Construction Set (for propeller driven craft)

Industry Standards

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Existing Open Source Designs

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Minimum Viable Product

- Cheap

- Durable

- Scaleable in Horsepower

- User Maintainable

Basic Design

Casing

- Holds everything together

- Has an both an in and an out, hydraulic quick disconnect port

Impeller

- Takes the moving hydravulic fluid and converts that to rotary motion in the axle

Axle

- Takes motion from the impeller to the attachment port

Attachment Port

- A standard sized and shaped attachment for things like wheel units etc

BOM

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See Also

- Hydraulic Motor

- Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set

- Open Source Metallurgy Construction Set

- Powercube

- Advanced Power Cube Construction Set

Useful Links

- Wikipedia Page on Hydraulic Motors