Does anyone remember one of the early demos of the Lotus active (computer
controlled) suspension? Colin Chapman drove (?) one up the steps of St.
Paul's Cathedral in London. By programming the suspension, it literally
climbed the steps - one wheel after the other.
Cheers,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Dodd, Kelvin
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:08 PM
To: jello@ida.net; Mgs
Subject: RE: Was - Spoke wheels vs. disk - Now driving on 3 wheels
I guess the subject matter has been changed, so it's not off topic.....
There is a chap down the street from me who built a vehicle called the
Chainlink. It is designed for unlimited boulder crawling, and is quite
a sight as it rattles down the street. The front and rear suspension
are on hydraulically operated arms that allow them to be independently
raised and lowered. As the name indicates there is a chain drive to
each wheel hub (hubs and wheels from a Humvee). He can drive this
contraption down the road with one front wheel 8 feet in the air and the
back end lower than a chopped Chebby.
All constructed in his home shop, seeing the engineering and fabrication
made me very humble.
Kelvin.
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