Does the word undetectable come to mind...
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From: "drmayf" <drmayf@mayfco.com>
To: "LSR" <land-speed@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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