... for 'available ... just ... introducing ... Happy New Year, all. Sorry for my silence for a bit. I was thinking. Also writing, and rewriting, ad nauseum....
I.. haven,t fully read through the messages, but enough to know that there remains a great deal not understood.... Arthur points out to Roy that my system does...
... wrote: Hi Phillip, ... motorcycle type inputs its just SIMPLE STEER, this is the case. ... a vehicle [ttw]. Assuming the vehicle is free to lean[ that is...
... [heavily snipped] Thanks for this great work Al - I appreciate your thoughts on the TTW control problem, now in the annals of nArrow design thinking. ... ...
snip ... Maybe this is what we do when riding a bicycle? snip ... If the vehicle falls over when stationary and no move is made to stop it, the instant centre...
snip ... parking. ... The instant centre height as presented by Al: My interpretation is that it is not going to be the same at the rear as it is at the front....
... the ... tilt ... small ... called ... the ... the ... and ... together. ... tilted. ... offset ... the ... with ... actively ... When ... stop ... At that...
... wrote: Use of more than 2 ... grip, Not really; not more than secondary if that. The tries are doing the same things regardless, and encounter the same...
snip ... Fair enough. I am interested in this because I was trying to ascertain the best theoretical location for the CoG, both vertically and fore and aft,...
snip ... snip ... OK, so when the vehicle is leaned at, say, 45 degrees, we apply a balancing force horizontally. Does the COG height h get measured vertically...
... So larger contact patch area doesn't help? I don't know, just asking because common view is that it does help. I do know that there are more than one way...
... not ... masses ... are ... zero. ... angle. ... Al, ... Good question. But the component of force along the "pendulum" is not a balancing force, as it has...
... the ... more ... just ... Yes, but that's secondary. Area has no effect on mu in the first approximation. As the area goes up the unit pressure goes down; ...
... effectively. ... pendulum- ... as ... steering ... from ... (so ... force ... Roy, have you run this setup experimentally without the secondary feedback?...
Caution, devil's advocate viewpoint......read at your own risk. ;O) You guys sure have not asked for my opinion, and perhaps we will both regret my giving it,...
... Laren, your sign off tells all. My interest in the balancing thing isn't for a powered-tilt vehicle. I think a 3T TTW is most likely to work if it has...
... snip ... Does not mu (coefficient of friction) disimprove (for tyres) with higher contact pressure on a dry road? Or is it just that a softer compound can ...
Totally in agreement with Laren Corie. Yo no lo hubiera dicho mejor. Saludos. CARLOS CALLEJA. PS Sometimes, the trees do not let us see the forest. [Non-text...
... Yeah, but philosophers have always made their living arguing. It's in their nature, I think. Ever read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"? The part...
... countersteering is as primary to ... Laren, your thinking is absolutely correct, and thank you for caring and contributing. Please continue to do so. As a...
... higher ... compound can ... low ... If you have reliable data on go-cart tires we'd all be interested. As I recently remarked, R&T Jan 2004 mentions almst...
All: It's not easy to go a long way back in the archives when you are not sure what word to search for. But you might know the approximate date. I just...
... Sorry, anecdotal evidence only. Wish I had some hard data, as do we all. I'm well aware of the F=mu*N formula, which I agree does generally apply to hard...
... wrote: [re Laren's post, with snips] ... Because I am building a narrow car for car drivers, with no motorcycling ability. So the vehicle must be safely...
... [in response to Roy's > > stuff] ... torque (over walking speed)using a (Fiat Punto type) torque sensing ... Not yet Al. [snip] ... open the valve a fixed...
snip ... It is not really the same thing. The car is fail safe, whereas the tilter isn't. The car will still drive reasonably safely whatever the hydraulic...
... wrote: [re nArrow using power hydraulic tilting technology like Citroens] ... still drive reasonably safely whatever the hydraulic system does. Even the...
snip ... Have you driven it under power as a free tilter? Maybe it can be tested in both power assisted and free? That would be very interesting. Arthur....
*SMACK* right-on, bull's-eye, you' da man... why bother building some device to take over something the human body will excel in doing in the next decades?...
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