Dave,
No malice intended, but I would like to know, have you ever driven a LSR
car?
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
Dave Dahlgren wrote:
> 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
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