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Re: Tire reliabilty, and traction control

To: Ed Lutz <edlutz@laverdajota.com>
Subject: Re: Tire reliabilty, and traction control
From: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 22:10:47 -0600
Ed:
Thanks.  That is one way it could work. But see the reply I wrote to Kvach on 
this
idea.
Russ Mack

Ed Lutz wrote:

> I don't remember what vehicle it was, I think either the Moto Guzzi
> effort, or the Alfa Spider, but someone was talking about having two
> bicycle speedometers on board. One reading speed on the front wheel,
> the other the back wheel. Simple indicator of how much wheel spin your
> getting. Don't laugh at the bicycle part either. For whatever reason
> some of these things are made to read to 400mph. Either some designers
> dream, or just a case of the electronics being capable of it.
>
> Ed
>
> Thursday, November 29, 2001, 9:05:00 PM, you wrote:
>
> SH>    There has to be some simple way to tie vehicle speed to tire speed, 
>read
> SH> the difference and simply turn on a light when the differential exceeded a
> SH> given factor. the rest being up to the drivers  right foot, I think it 
>would
> SH> have credence if the driver was in control and could be done for less 
>than a
> SH> $1000. Kvach
>
> --

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