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[[File:Spotlightultramagnus cydraulics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Trauma buffers positioned to protect rotational joints. Note the two types of materials used in their construction.]] | |||
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The mechanism used by trauma-buffers to provide protection is not clear. | On a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] body, '''trauma-buffers''' are plates which are used to protect delicate mechanical joints and servos from sheering pressure during sharp impact. | ||
The mechanism used by trauma-buffers to provide protection is not clear. Their two-level construction ''suggests'' they may be sacrificial; designed to fail or shatter when a force exceeds a structural limit rather than translating that impact to the joint. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
On the planet [[Nebulos]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] recognized the combination of servos, trauma-buffers and [[cydraulic]]s within an [[augment]]ed Nebulan as Cybertronian technology. | On the planet [[Nebulos]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] recognized the combination of servos, trauma-buffers, and [[cydraulic]]s within an [[augment]]ed Nebulan as Cybertronian technology. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Modern automobiles are "designed to fail" during accidents in much this same way as a safety feature, in contrast to older "more durable" steel-bodied cars which might suffer little damage in an accident, but | * Modern automobiles are "designed to fail" during accidents in much this same way as a safety feature, in contrast to older "more durable" steel-bodied cars which might suffer little damage in an accident, but {{w|Whiplash (medicine)|translated the entire force}} to the driver. ''That's neat!'' | ||
* Outside of ''Transformers'', the term "trauma buffer" refers to an unrelated concept in developmental psychology. | * Outside of ''Transformers'', the term "trauma buffer" refers to an unrelated concept in developmental psychology. A child's ability to handle <small>(appropriately enough)</small> ''emotional'' whiplash. | ||
[[Category: Transformer anatomy]] | [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer anatomy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:53, 2 May 2019
On a Cybertronian body, trauma-buffers are plates which are used to protect delicate mechanical joints and servos from sheering pressure during sharp impact.
The mechanism used by trauma-buffers to provide protection is not clear. Their two-level construction suggests they may be sacrificial; designed to fail or shatter when a force exceeds a structural limit rather than translating that impact to the joint.
Fiction
[edit]2005 IDW continuity
[edit]On the planet Nebulos, Ultra Magnus recognized the combination of servos, trauma-buffers, and cydraulics within an augmented Nebulan as Cybertronian technology. Spotlight: Ultra Magnus
Notes
[edit]- Modern automobiles are "designed to fail" during accidents in much this same way as a safety feature, in contrast to older "more durable" steel-bodied cars which might suffer little damage in an accident, but [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Whiplash (medicine)|{{#if:translated the entire force|translated the entire force|Whiplash (medicine)}}]] to the driver. That's neat!
- Outside of Transformers, the term "trauma buffer" refers to an unrelated concept in developmental psychology. A child's ability to handle (appropriately enough) emotional whiplash.
