[Land-speed] YAW Control

[Dave Dahlgren]

Does the word undetectable come to mind...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drmayf" <drmayf at mayfco.com>
To: "LSR" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 7:30 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] YAW Control


>I have been messing around building a math model of a 4 wheeled vehicle 
> that I might be able touse in determining the onset of a spin or slde.  
> Rather than use seat of the pants to feel the onset, I think a yaw rate 
> detector would be the sensor of choice.  I think that the sensor could 
> be coupled to an active yaw contol system so that the vehicle never gets 
> fully involved with a spin.  I think also that mweight added to the rear 
> of a vehicle for traction purposes might be used as the reaction mass in 
> a control system.  Control could be through a fast acting fluid system 
> ala hydraulic or pneumaic cylinder, a solenoid like device or 
> magnetics.  If magnetics are used then the power requirements could be 
> reduced to virtually zero.
> 
> But, I gotta ask...is yaw control legal, lol...  I know we spent a 
> million words on traction control and that is simpler to implement.
> 
> 
> just stuff for thought....
> 
> mayf
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