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RE: Question: Physics of Slaloms

To: "'Nathan'" <nberg@nmt.edu>, Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Question: Physics of Slaloms
From: Paul Hagger <paulhag@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:55:44 -0700
Byron?  We're all waiting... :-)


-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan [mailto:nberg@nmt.edu]

 that is actually really interesting.  I would have condsidered the path a
series of ellipses.  But, a sin function seems to make more sense.
Nathan (you meen wider isn't better?? <G>)

On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Craig Blome wrote:

> Hey all,
> 
> The only way to get smooth changes in
> lateral acceleration would be to have the car take a
> sinusoidal path through the slalom, which looks a bit
> different.  Is this a better model of the car's path?
> 
> Anyway, TIA for any help or references y'all can give
> me.
> 
> Craig "yeah, I KNOW I should get out more" Blome

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