Hi all,
I just read an article in the Sept. issue of Racecar engineering about
the Buckeye bullet electric streamliner. They have a GPS based system
designed for use in grain harvesters to keep them running straight across
huge Kansas grain fields. They take the GPS unit to the starting line and
program the A coordinate. They then drive to the end of the track and
program in the B coordinate. The unit goes back in the car and drives a
display that has green LED's for on course and red LED's that tell you which
way to steer to get back to center. Works kind of like flying a localizer
approach, its all in the drivers peripheral vision and they claim it works
neat.
Jim in Palmdale
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