Re: Gyro Stabilizers

[Kurt Gibble <kurt.gibble@xxxxxxxx>]

Brian,

Yeah, I think you're going step by step to an active suspension - those geezers amongst us
remember when F1 cars had active suspensions that actually implemented all this in a brilliant
flurry of speed (requiring some different driver talents than F1 now demands).

In geezerdom,
Kurt
'92 E34 M50 5sp
'87 928 5sp
(geezer cars even though I'm still under 40.)

Brian M Kennedy wrote:

> > > Do any of the current high tech racers use gyro stabilizers .. to control body roll on the
> > > track?  Conceptually, this could be a massive flywheel mounted low and ...
> > Cute idea but so sorry.  What happens when you try to tip a spinning
>



> Agreed.  But I think there may be an application for gyros:  set up a small gyro as
> an inertial sensor -- then use a computer to analyze it and adjust the suspension
> accordingly.  For example, rather than have anti-sway bars which not only reduce
> sway but also stiffen the ride, you could instead have a small gyro sense lean and
> then electronically stiffen the shocks on the side you are leaning towards.  The net
> effect would be a much softer ride while the car is level (i.e., when you are
> driving straight but simply hit a bump in the road), but still have strong
> resistance to roll.  Theoretically.  ;^)

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