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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW 2005 continuity=== | ===IDW 2005 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. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}} | On the planet [[Nebulos]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW 2005 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== | ||
Revision as of 04:21, 28 March 2019
- Trauma-buffers are a technology used in Transformer bodies.
On a Transformer 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
IDW 2005 continuity
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
- 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 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. A child's ability to handle (appropriately enough) emotional whiplash.
