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It was a bit hard to watch given that it mentions digital all the time. Why is it called digital? There's nothing digital about electricity flowing through a wi
by mckravchyk 4y ago
It was a bit hard to watch given that it mentions digital all the time. Why is it called digital? There's nothing digital about electricity flowing through a wire. Digital means that a binary signal is carried rather than say, a signal carried from the audio jack.
- defrost 4y agoIt annoyed the heck out of myself also however I decided there is something there that is more than just power transfer. A chain drive is a connection from the leg action to the wheel turning, the connection here between leg action (and generator) and wheel (and drive motor) is a connection of electricity+signal-data (with a potential battery|capacitor in the mix as well). The drive motor can contribute data on how hard the wheel(s) is(are) to turn, the generator can contribute data on how hard either leg is downstroking, and there can be controller logic making decisions on how to dynamically route energy to and from the battery, increase|decrease drive motor power, increase|decrease generator drag (on asymetric legs (injury|training). The "drive chain" here is a hybrid of energy+signal transfer .. but digital drive still seems wrong as that's just the signal portion.
- sidpatil 4y ago> Why is it called digital? Marketing.