Again with the limited scope and vision...... DAVE ... Where was the Jab for
True traction control beating percieved stuff from someone other then a
chimp?
K ( shaking his head incessently... but walking off to the shop babbling...
LOL )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "John Goodman" <ggl205@yahoo.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 3:55 AM
Subject: Re: How to deal with it all?
> The cost of high bandwidth telemetry is coming down.. Just think about it
for a
> minute. 30% of the car is dedicated to keeping the driver safe. The driver
is
> generally the most problematic part of the car. They are generally the
largest
> part of the car in special construction. You have to make a bunch of aero
> concessions for 'visibility and comfort' whatever that is. They do make
> airplanes that don't need pilots... With a few servo motors a good GPS and
> inertial navigation why do you need one? The data acq stuff i work with
can do
> track mapping within inches and has the technology to potentially run
servos.
> The only thing left that one might say the driver is good for might be to
avoid
> rough sections of the track, but i say that is what forward looking radar
is
> for.. I am sure there is technology out that can detect surface problems
on the
> track in time to correct for them.. I don't ever remember seeing a rule
that the
> car has to have a driver. I would expect a well trained chimp could drive
an LSR
> car.
> Here is a typical run
>
> Apply pedal on right
> when light comes on move this lever..(shift)
> at last maker shut off engine and pull chute
> when humans come close to the car jabber incessantly and wave arms with
big
> toothy grin..
> see what driver.. LOL..
> Dave
>
> John Goodman wrote:
> >
> > "Does it still have a driver Dave ? LOL"
> >
> > Don't laugh, Chris. When we first put the lakester on
> > salt, Dave was trying to figure how to replace me
> > (driver) with a cheap solenoid!
> >
> > John
> > --- Chris R Harris <yesford@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> > > a 2003 Porsche GT3R factory car has around 40
> > > channels plus another 30 from
> > > the ECU over the CAN
> > > bus..around 140 22 gauge wires
> > >
> > > Does it still have a driver Dave ? LOL
> > >
> > > Chris H...........................NZed.
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