Amen Skip!
Skip Higginbotham wrote:
> List,
> It occurs to me that a significant amount of time has again been spent on
> arguing for TC. It also occurs to me that if an equivilent amount of time
> was spent on figuring out how to configure the vehicle to run with minimal
> (or ideal) wheel spin, there would be no need for an automatic system.
> After all the goal for TC seems to be to replace ineffective driving skills
> and poor vehicle system design/development/control techniques.
>
> Try thinking outside the box for crying out loud.
>
> There are a whole bunch of system adjustments that can be made to control
> torque to the rear wheels. A few are ignition timing, cam torque
> characteristics, boost control (manual or preset), gear ratios in
> transmissions and final drive. Training the driver (part of "the system")
> to use the system to his/her best advantage through throttle control with
> the foot (or hand in the case of motorcycles). Throttle detents (or
> progressive linkage) could be used for power level control, for instance.
> Heck, short shifting might even help in certain instances.
> There are ways of managing the aero shape and vehicle weight to help
> accomplish matching the friction coefficient and tire traction....aero
> downforce and weight distribution for a couple.
>
> Drag racers control their systems without automatic traction control so why
> can't salt racers? It's the same problem.......exactly!
>
> I don't think that anybody outside a few special construction car owners
> have seriously tried very hard to do the above.
>
> So when and if it becomes clear that all that can be done without traction
> control, has been done to maximize the match between power and traction,
> then and only then should automatic traction control be considered. And
> then extensive system definition criteria must be applied for safety
> considerations.
>
> Skip (Now in Pahrump and just maybe the heat is getting to me.......but I
> doubt it)
>
> Yell at me if you like but please consider the above.
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