Siletzspey wrote:
LamboDesigns wrote:
The nerd in me would love to see a set of force vectors on the tires and wheels at various locations when going through a slalom course with different speeds, loads, and cg placements.
If the weight change on one end of an overleaf overload could be measured, along with the g-forces and potentially tilt on a camper, would that provide useful information?
I've played with sensors and data-logging on Arduinos, and see an inch-high quarter-sized load cell rated for 2,200 pounds. That said, I'm still puzzling on what meaningful data could be extrapolated.
--SiletzSpey
I guess the utility of the data would be if you go around a sweeper at 60 mph with no suspension mods and then do the same thing with various suspension mods what change would there be on the outboard tire load vs lean angle. I think you are correct that if you could plot the amount of force between the overload and perch you would get a feel for how it changes from a static load. If it is significant it could lead to a lot more folks getting on-board with mods that "don't change the sticker" but still decrease the load a given tire would receive. For me the mods make the truck much safer and easier to drive so I tend to disregard the sticker and go with what works. I've read a lot of great advise here and other TC forums and I'm at a good place with my setup.
Now as for the rest of it I would just love to see it because I'm curious:)
My son just got a bunch of Arduino stuff for Christmas so we are going to start playing with it to see what all we can come up with. We've been doing a lot of racing at K1Speed so I'd love to have a TM setup on the karts to know just where we are loosing speed. My wife and I were both engineers on weapon systems back in the day so he gets the engineering nerd gene times 2 and the system engineer in me can never have too much data. We are building a man cave for him in the attic to work on projects so as soon as that is done we will start on the Arduinos. Speaking of man cave.... I better get back at it. I'm almost done with the flooring:)
Oh... have you seen the new esp8266 Arduino boards that have the wifi built in? For around $8 those are dirt cheap and have so much potential for projects. The lego robotics team was using them for their projects. One was to put a flow meter on the shower head and then send an email with the amount of water used per shower. Would be kinda cool to track all the water consumption in a RV that way.
