Automated Trucks 2022
The attempt use Kineysys Motors to move 'Merrily We Roll Along' Set pieces across the stage...
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General Info
The director requested that all props and set movements be done by cast. No crew were to be seen on stage at any point. This left lots to ssort out as the downstage truck was only 600mm high and needed to travel both US and DS. The plan is for the truck to be made out of 4 bits of steel deck, double layered, this roughly puts it at 0.5 Tonne. The original idea for this truck was to use a manual Flints truck winch and operate it from the wing off stage.
Upon drawing up the plans for this, we wondered if programmed correctly we could use one kinesys motor for US pull and one motor for DS pull. We knew the risks that two motors pulling against each other could have and ensured the cues for the show were Pre Programmed in advance. We then ran the cues with the motors in position without connecting them, ensuring the cues were programmed correctly. This became the sole showfile with one backup identical copy made