This Experimental Monowheel Using WINGS To Balance!

[@BLUE_B0sea0cS]

This monowheel looks like a dragster + plane. You haven't made a space battle in a while, I wish to see a Trailmakers battle in space, but you need to enter an atmosphere to shoot. Like that gliding submarine battle, you did a long time ago.

[@Ilikespacee]

or the gliding cars

[@toymakyr8218]

I like that you try to fact check yourself and show it. Basically learning something and taking us with you.

[@Elfara_]

12:06 it looks like a plane pushing a wheelbarrow

[@kryczech]

I thought it looked like a sled pulling a plane. 😀 Add some rockets and disconnect blocks and it's a rocket sled launch system.

[@Game0ver4309]

Hear me out, airdropping tanks that then shoot each other as they fall. You have teams of two, one person on each time builds a cargo plane or heli. Then the other builds a tank that can be lifted by said cargo vehicle. The teams then fly the tanks up and then they drop them at a high altitude so they have time to shoot each other. I reckon it would be difficult, but it could make a really good Trailmakers multilayer video

[@fredrickbambino]

That’s a very good idea

[@rylenstuffsv2]

The trailmakers physics would make this impossible, just imagining the collision between the cargo plane and the tank Also once the tank is dropped what would the cargo plane player do then? How would you decide the winner?

[@Game0ver4309]

@rylenstuffsv2 I got this idea from a concept I built a while ago. The cargo heli had anchors on detachable blocks, which barely glitched when playing with a friend. I would imagine that the winner is decided by which tank scores the most hits, Scrapman and his friend's are normally pretty honest. Also, if you're worried about the cargo player being left out, the players would take turns. And if you really wanted to spice it up, you could put weapons on the cargo vehicles to score more points. I'm sure it would be very difficult and complicated so I understand your concerns.

[@technicbuilder6410]

A-team?

[@Muroshi9]

@@technicbuilder6410 Definitely A-Team.

[@brandonfeeley514]

8:08 the best donut machine ever!!! Alsp drum...IYKYK

[@dogebro1]

I love these trailmakers expirements.

[@kingpain2]

With a monowheel, the "fulcrum" of your lever is the axel. The motor and rider are inside the wheel to enforce this. In essence, the entire vehicle *is* the gyroscope if i recall correctly.

[@Loop_Kat]

Just wanna point out that using pairs of angle sensors is functionally the same as using gyros because the stabilization being performed will always try to maintain a strict global alignment regardless of terrain or vehicle orientation. It's only slightly different in this case since the wings don't provide torque in the same way that gyro/servo/helicopter engines do, but you still wouldn't be able to traverse hills very effectively due to the strict vertical alignment In order for it to be more faithfully "gyro free", you'd instead have to use distance sensors on each side of the vehicle to make corrections based on proximity to the terrain as the vehicle tilts. This maintains your local orientation instead of your global orientation, allowing you to even go upside down because the corrections always stay relative to the vehicle itself

[@flyingfox8360]

this is actually a great demonstration in center of gravity and center of lift. In an airplane. the further back the center of gravity is, the more difficult it is to control the airplane, it feels sloppy, you stall at a higher speed, and stall recovery becomes more difficult. But once you put the weight forward of the wheel, moving your center of gravity forward of the wings. it became much more stable and easier to handle and the wing wanted to fly with little to no input.

[@norske_ow3440]

I noticed that when he added the weight in the front, it’s almost identical to an airplane, just inverted as the COL (wheel) is pushing down instead of up

[@neolotl8212]

My Monowheel weight dist. theory I feel like the monowheel spinning out when the center of mass is behind it makes complete sense as it creates a pivot point and lifts the wheel of the ground, diminishing the available grip, but at the same time that would mean going backwards you would spin out less. And the same principle applies when going forward with the weight in front, it will push the wheel downwards and increase grip.

[@LordOfTheTermites]

yeah, the center of mass is behind the wheel, the center of friction is under the wheel, and since the wheel can't spin sideways any missalignment gets amplified. it's the same problem with putting a lot of stabilizers in front of a plane, i think.

[@neolotl8212]

@@LordOfTheTermites i think the stabilizers in front is a leverage problem since the back is the pivot point of a flying object, such as a missile and change to the front alters the trajectory and adding stabilizers in front such as extra wings just create more torque, unlike when the stabilizers are in the back, where they cant change the trajectory as much and work to keep the nose aligned

[@LordOfTheTermites]

@@neolotl8212 I mean, yeah, the wheel in front thing is a leverage problem too, I think. a small missalignment spirals out of control because the point applying the most force is in front of the center of mass, or somtehing.

[@neolotl8212]

@@LordOfTheTermites i think its a leverage problem about creating a torque pushing the wheel down to allow more or less friction (available grip) depending on the direction of travel, funny how often this comes up in my life, especially riding motorcycles and breaking. I started thinking about this monowheel thing as it works with weight shifting in motorcycles which results in lower breaking power in the back wheel( weight shifts forward and the back wheel looses grip/friction just like how the monowheel has less grip moving forward with a further back center of mass), I hope scrapman sees our little convo, i think it is an interesting topic and a nice insight into whats happening, assuming we are right of course :)

[@Chris-ok4zo]

Gives me podracer vibes, except with one front end instead of the usual 2.

[@DanyF02]

It would've been a good starting point to make the wings dihedral so that they naturally self-correct the roll. (Wings in V shape looking at the vehicle from the front)

[@Ivan.A.Churlyuski]

A piston programmed to move weight blocks seems to be like a replacement for gyros. Edit: Imagine flying a plane and needing to do a special maneuver, you engage an internal piston which moves a weight block adjusting your center of gravity, restore piston to default position to restore normal flight, I feel this could be done for turning and balance on a monowheel.

[@jeffreyblack666]

A simple distinction between a monowheel and a unicycle: For a monowheel, you sit inside the wheel. For a unicycle, you have a wheel which you are supported above in some way (e.g. a seat, or you are standing on pedals and go above it). If you were going to classify it as either, you made a unicycle. This is what gives rise to the balance issues. Because their contact point with the ground is a point/line, they don't have stability perpendicular to the wheel. For a monowheel, your centre of mass it typically below the axis of the wheel, so if it tilts forward or back the centre of mass rises and pushes back against that, i.e. it corrects, giving stability. For a unicycle, as your centre of mass is above the axis of the wheel, falling forward or back results in that centre of mass getting closer to the ground and pushing further forward or back.

[@jeffreyblack666]

The key section on wikipedia is at the top. "a monowheel consists of a large, hollow wheel that loops above and around the driver"

[@Nevir202]

2:00 pedantic here, but they absolutely work when on the ground... In fact, small planes need to be strapped down when parked to keep from flying away in high winds lol. They work when air speed relative to themselves is high.

[@ulfurkjalkur5165]

I really like the way this came out. It’s visually very cool, even if its function is a little shaky Love your videos Scrap

[@flighttrain71]

Tipp: Angle the wings up for stability. The horizontal wing creates more lift and that makes it stable...

[@quentinuzman8564]

Now that’s a cool looking vehicle. Also well functioning. Well done!

[@adicsbtw]

one simple solution for the tipping issue: angle the wings up a bit. If you angle them up slightly, then a roll to the left will make the left wing more level and produce more lift, while the right wing becomes more vertical and produces less, meaning they'll generate a torque in the opposite direction

[@SpecialFX99]

Big creativity points for this concept! Nice execution as well

[@royalphrog]

which is harder no gravity with atmosphere is with gravity but no atmosphere (as long as you allow ballons obviously)

[@WillMT8]

hes been minimalising his intro for years

[@carlosnarvaisjr7545]

this was an awesome concept , I think if the wings were angled like a v formation that might help for turning , and also I love the train things you have been doing recently , I would love to see either a flying train or a monowheel train. Keep doing what youre doing itss awesome

[@ねこきち-f2e]

I love Monowheel! This machine is so cooool!!

[@jeffjefferson1143]

This is a cool idea ScrapMan. Love it.

[@yeeteater51]

Heres an idea: monowheels that stabilize with gyros, and you fight with emps, and if you stop moving you're eliminated

[@red-black8138]

might more horrizontal stabilisation have helped ? Horrizontal fins should midigate the roll you where experiencing ?

[@Raonodar]

I made a small skii version of this a while back! Basically I used wings in the back and momentum to keep me up... It was a glitchy mess for some reason. It would end up spinning and take off for now reason.

[@stevenandres9824]

If you will notice in the imaged for a monowheel the rider is inside the wheel. A unicycle is on the outside, usually above the wheel. Monowheels turn by tilting left or right using gyroscopic motion to keep things mostly stable. What you have here is ecentialy an unicycle.

[@boris_gaming]

I just looked at the thumbnail and thinked to myself: "No gyros? (Greek food) I love gyros!" and then i realised that you mean the gyro stabilizers

[@drewlucas6266]

The monowheel has broken the land speed record in real life.

[@JF743]

I really enjoy those silly, totally impractical builds.

[@datbubby]

Really good idea

[@The_GG_Janitor]

For the first time in six years, I am one of the first hundred viewers on a SM video.

[@Lapenth78]

Noice keep up the good work

[@Panaerlo]

That amazing monowheell

[@EldritchOwl3141]

I made a monowheel that has the capability to turn into a space fighter. I think an Evo like this could be really fun! Multi-function vehicles that are tested with a series of challenges.

[@FluffyEnbyneering]

Something I’ve noticed in trailmakers is that while some wheels look wide, they act like a thin circular film. I would put two wheels side by side for stability on ground contact

[@lucasrocha6693]

now make a race using this concept

[@johncage5368]

Cool new plane with an unusual number of wheels in the landing gear. ;)

[@Bok598]

dang the day just started and he already uploaded

[@gail_blue]

If you're on flat ground, you can detect spin with two speed sensors (pointed up or down, sticking off to the sides).

[@JoeMama-me5wp]

Ha," something difrent in-tire-ly"😊 0:33

[@radufanaca7912]

Please do the microwave side quest from Justin (you will reunite with a old friend)

[@DakkaScrappa]

imagine a monowheel race around the island

[@JackLloyd-u4h]

biuld a draco lizard they can glide by unfolding their rib cage if you dont understand search it up

[@randomviduploader2634]

use WINGS WITH DIHEDRAL ANGLES, so that if it tilts it corrects itself

[@danthiel8623]

interesting design

[@mafianation4386]

What's been your most advanced creation scrap? Like mechanically advanced... my father's an engineer, and i wanted to see his take on some of the crazy things you've built😅

[@jimmysta2348]

Its probably his dragonfly ornithopter

[@drgnfire7826]

now try building a monowheel

[@WorldBuider]

Now I want to see James Bruton make this in real life!

[@dragontriketv]

Hey Scrapie, you got it wrong. A unicycle has everything outside the wheel. A monowheel has everything on the inside of the wheel.

[@gamersdesk1425]

Bros sick. Hope you get well soon...

[@abhilashdash3196]

i wonder if speed sensors can be used instead of angle sensors.

[@technicbuilder6410]

Since your tail is creating downforce all you need to do a nice turn is tillting the monowheel in a roll axis without steering. And if you gave your horizontal stabilizers little bit of a A angle, your monowheel would be passivelly stable in roll axis too.

[@Crim24-7]

now you need to build a reverse monowheel plane, wings and cockpit out front, wheel in the back.

[@sepoufh610]

i love these kind of videos

[@deon5729]

also i think i did hear once there was a two wheeled car that was extremely low to the ground and had a way to stabilise it possibly with gyro soo but not sure how accurate it is

[@theshadowswithin9896]

I'm not sure how well trailmakers would replicate these physics without causing ground collision issues, but I feel like instead of using the pistons to turn the wheel via toe-in and toe-out pivoting, a steering hinge on each side going up and down in opposition to each other would allow for a smoother turn. This will push the center of mass to the outer edge of the wheel, causing it to turn via camber. Sort of the same concept as leaning a motorcycle wheel into a turn, as opposed to turning a car wheel into a turn.

[@mikelenz1990]

17:30 most mono wheels that I’ve seen though scrap man duo over correct when coming in or out of a turn though if not, they have a tendency to fall over from what I’ve seen so I give yours a nine out of 10 and that’s in the functionality department, 10 out of 10 in the aesthetics department

[@drgnfire7826]

to bad what he built is a unicycle

[@mikelenz1990]

@@drgnfire7826 yeah a high tech one I believe and mono wheel would be the wheel surrounding the entire seat. He did that a few episodes ago I believe.

[@ivanljujic4128]

Build challenge: a plane with aerodynamic wedges (which give up/down force) instead of all the "official" airfoils (wings, control surfaces) Controls could come from wedges on hinges, quantum rudders or gyros. If this works out well, you can have dogfights with these planes too!

[@dragade101]

Would you revisit this concept yet building a gyro by hand? I'm not sure if scraphysics is refined enough to account for a massive spinning mass to help stabilise a single wheel.

[@Mingus_the_first]

Can you test how fast the emp is

[@Bear.IS.Gaming]

Thank You for inspiring me ScrapMan!

[@andreyemelyan5267]

you need to understand, this is important! every time, when you put propulsion in front of your center of mass and add thrust vectoring/steering to it - it's always gonna be unstable! because when it turns, it swings center of mass around propulsion, that is always fighting with it creating only problems. So do not put vector of thrust in front of something that can swing off of it( in front of center of mass) UPD: I was in the middle of the video, when typing

[@westtoxic7749]

I did this before the whole gyro thing and it was fun

[@Chaos1king]

Oooohhh i have such a good idea for a challane. Built a vehicle with every part being diferent

[@satelit1659]

scrap man is good at building. i cant even build a functioning plane/motorcycle yet alone a monowheel

[@robertfrojdo8819]

Hi ScrapMan

[@steeljawX]

On one hand, cool video. On the other hand, stop creating reasons for the devs to rescind their decisions. The devs finally give us gyros and gyro stabilizers and Scrapman kicks down the door and is like, "LOOK! I DON'T EVEN NEED GYROS!!!!" And thus the devs question what they've been working on for the last year and we'll get stuck with helicopter gyros again. . . . . I'm absolutely kidding about that, but it kind of feels like you're tempting fate sometimes. Meanwhile, you've had gyros this whole time and there hasn't been beyblades.....whyz? Also, anyone else look at the building process and think that Scrapman is just building a novelty idea that looks like a glider pushing a one wheeled lawnmower?

[@thecooper1936]

i think the center of balance shifts slightly back and to the side when you turn due to the piston steering altering the aerodynamic feed of the front end. if the flaps in the back were to adjust the roll the opposite direction of the turn it should keep it stable? you could potentially move the center of mass just a touch more forward by connecting the logic gates to counter roll onto the sides of the weight blocks behind the scoop? not an engineer but could work maybe? i don't know how to do logic or i'd grab the design and try it for myself lol.

[@damienpotatoes935]

Hey Scrap, you should try to build a plane that is intentionally designed to be unstable (Like Sukhois), and control the instability with logic, for example, if a plane instantly starts pitching upward and flipping the moment you tap your pitch button, you should use logic to balance that out, and have two modes of flight, kind of like turning off the fly-by-wire system in an aircraft, causing you to take manual control of it. (PS. the plane doesn't have to instantly flip over but it has to be visibly unstable pitch-wise without the use of logic)

[@watsgoinonhere1]

There are, sorta, one wheeled motorcycles {Electric, non-road-legal, so more of an eBike but still). There's the little ones with 11-16 inch wheels that you stand on and float around like a ghost, and on the bigger side there's full on "CG Lorax" style ones you sit on with handlebars. They're oddly not terribly expensive either; the small ones start out at like $400 USD and the handlebar ones are like $1,700.

[@corruptedfate13]

Juni’s granpas bike in spy kids 3:

[@Ice_elite]

Make a plane that picks up tanks and drops them on the ground to kill him like some birds *for multiplayer monday*

[@imreborbas9029]

I kinda want to see a multiplayer Monday where you race with these, but that doesn't really fit with what you usually do there...

[@huili1256]

love the experiment i

[@scottishpope]

Congratulations, you built a kite!

[@JoshuaGanoTyraxLightning]

Is it just me, or did that Wheel spend the whole Vid constantly looking like it needed an Air Pumping to get its P.S.I. amount up to snuff...? 😒

[@joelsmall8471]

now that's pod racin'!

[@MichaelVanHelsdingen]

love your videos hope you have a good day

[@Comically_largeChicken]

i went to this video so quick that it said there was no views

[@latifhussaini9651]

For scrapman's crashlander survival vehicle connect 6 bearings to a lvl 5 controller(speed should be max) and the 7th bearing to the battery generator and the battery generator connected to the battery container and the container to the electric engine and connect the battery generator to a NAND gate connected to a switch and it will refill your battery container and give infinite battery aswell

[@codymendenhall5009]

can you make a mono wheel that balances by changing its weight distribution. in trail makers or scrap mechanic

[@jacobgilliam2533]

#idea: make mono wheels that launch gliders in multiplayer. I got the idea from watching this build

[@huey2026]

I think having the vertical stabilizer, and the elevators for that matter, too far away from the center of mass was screwing the maneuverability .

[@Charles.person]

Make a plane with only gyro stabilizers

[@MobyWanKenobi]

I'm building a monowheel! *Proceeds to build a unicycle*

[@ftl-GAU8]

this is more of a motorised unicycle than a monowheel

[@dimpufrn8201]

Somehow this reminds me of a Vigilante 8 2nd Offense vehicle called Tsunami (driver: Obake)

[@tomteunissen]

Looks up the difference between a Monowheel and a unicyle > Keeps calling it a monowheel when it’s clearly a unicycle 😂

[@dd-di3mz]

I'd love to see you build a helicopter without any sort of gyro stabilization and control. So no gyro blocks, gyro stabilizer and helicopter engines as a substitute for gyro blocks.

[@emilmller1482]

The last design reminds me of lego chima

[@drinkapaint3305]

You built a unicycle, since your thing can lean back and forth.

[@domizianadonati6867]

Challenge ideas: aquatic vehicle 50 powercores,need to jump the carrier length

[@EvansGaming375]

Looks a lot like the mono wheel from spy kids 3-D game over 😂

[@randomrickreviewsrrr4662]

Cool build!

[@MrRed1928]

0:00 your intro has a error

[@rip_robot2320]

Scrapman maybe use ufo glitch on the side so it can stable🤔

[@flamenskall2016]

Could you make a care with an ejecter seat that then explodes So once the seat is ejected the car has a timer that explodes the entire thing