Dave:
Surely you are just "pulling our legs".
So far, I haven't impressed myself with how much skill I have had to apply
as a lsr rider. I'm sure we could build a guidance system that could do a
better job than I do.
But if you take the driver out of it-- where is the FUN? What is the reason
for doing lsr, at all?
That "big toothy grin" is what it's all about.
Russ, #1226B
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Thomas E. Bryant
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:57 AM
To: Dave Dahlgren
Cc: John Goodman; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: How to deal with it all?
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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