Well you can't just exclude the Nazi's/Japanese and others who did such horrific acts. There was a group of people who said that we need to use live humans, and they did so.
I'm sure a century ago "neurologists" would have stated that the study of these diseases would have been impossible without cutting up a few people and performing experiments on them...
The Shock absorber my team has been developing is similiar in concept to the shake-light, but obviously optimized for a vehicle. As far as coils breaking, I don't see it happening! The design is fairly durable and since the main contact points are bushings, the design should last longer than a traditional shock absorber.
Our shock absorber is indeed replacing the entire assembly however...
Which is exactly why our group abandoned the idea of using hydraulics to achieve regenerative abilities. If you use design an electromagnetic system instead, you can concievably have a significantly longer lifespan which allows it to pay for itself. Our electromagnetic shocks are looking at around ~$600 each.
For non electric vehicles, a large benefit is the ability to create a closed loop control system versus a vehicles traditional open loop system.
But you are right, the greatest benefactor of such technology is indeed electric/hybrid vehicles.
Your example of a 4WD vehicle is a terrible analogy as that kind of platform benefits the MOST from a regenerative shock absorber!
Just think about it, if a vehicle had no shocks, what would prevent it from vibrating like a bobblehead from acceleration? In a regular vehicle, the shock absorber has to dissipate that energy every time the vehicle accelerates, why not recover it?
The most useful case would be an electric 4WD vehicle as a 10% efficiency gain means you get more miles per charge. Miles Per Charge is a very useful metric in regards to all electric vehicles and any gain in efficiency is good to have.
It's true! I don't have any papers on hand, but I can link to you some research papers later after I get out of work. There are NHTSA studies on it too.
Not true, while their design *might* be heavy, my group at SUNY Stony Brook has been approaching a similiar problem using linear motors. Our overall design is ~20kg per shock which isn't THAT much heavier than a traditional shock absorber.
One interesting thing is that the idea of using hydraulics at a central turbine/generator combo was one of our conceptual designs that we disregarded due to viscous damping losses...
It *should* work on a large portion of roads, and it also comes into affect during acceleration/decceleration.
It's kinda interesting because I'm working on the same exact project at a different university in NY, we are actually just about to start manufacturing our prototype regenerative shock absorber...
Our basic design is similiar to a 2-phase Linear motor, but obviously designed to fit onto a vehicle and provide sufficient damping.
Uhh, the OP was mentioning linux not being able to run games. Of course regular closed source PC games won't run on an ARM system, but that was kinda obvious to begin with wasn't it?
Heh, I spent weeks trying to get my winmodem that came on my HP desktop working under Linux. Started with an installation of Phat Linux which wasn't a "real" distro, but was easy to install and only 200mb... 200mb was a lot to download back then over 56k. Finally managed to save up some money for Mandrake 7, but it still took me weeks to get the stupid winmodem working... When I got it working though, I was stoked! Then came the matter of getting my voodoo2 working correctly and all the other crap that I had
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Right because coding and art are the same thing?
We have to end the monopoly of wget included with windows! It's a damned near monopoly!
Well you can't just exclude the Nazi's/Japanese and others who did such horrific acts. There was a group of people who said that we need to use live humans, and they did so.
I'm sure a century ago "neurologists" would have stated that the study of these diseases would have been impossible without cutting up a few people and performing experiments on them...
Not in the world of gaming there isn't...
http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/771018-ZIEK33/native/771018.pdf
Maybe, but the source code is available, why don't YOU do it?
The less you pay, the more you get!!!
And you'll like it too.
You judge how well your desktop works based on how "pretty" the GUI looks?
You also gain the capability of providing a closed loop control system for that additional weight.
Yes, exactly!
The Shock absorber my team has been developing is similiar in concept to the shake-light, but obviously optimized for a vehicle. As far as coils breaking, I don't see it happening! The design is fairly durable and since the main contact points are bushings, the design should last longer than a traditional shock absorber.
Our shock absorber is indeed replacing the entire assembly however...
Which is exactly why our group abandoned the idea of using hydraulics to achieve regenerative abilities. If you use design an electromagnetic system instead, you can concievably have a significantly longer lifespan which allows it to pay for itself. Our electromagnetic shocks are looking at around ~$600 each.
For non electric vehicles, a large benefit is the ability to create a closed loop control system versus a vehicles traditional open loop system.
But you are right, the greatest benefactor of such technology is indeed electric/hybrid vehicles.
Your example of a 4WD vehicle is a terrible analogy as that kind of platform benefits the MOST from a regenerative shock absorber!
Just think about it, if a vehicle had no shocks, what would prevent it from vibrating like a bobblehead from acceleration? In a regular vehicle, the shock absorber has to dissipate that energy every time the vehicle accelerates, why not recover it?
The most useful case would be an electric 4WD vehicle as a 10% efficiency gain means you get more miles per charge. Miles Per Charge is a very useful metric in regards to all electric vehicles and any gain in efficiency is good to have.
It's true! I don't have any papers on hand, but I can link to you some research papers later after I get out of work. There are NHTSA studies on it too.
Not true, while their design *might* be heavy, my group at SUNY Stony Brook has been approaching a similiar problem using linear motors. Our overall design is ~20kg per shock which isn't THAT much heavier than a traditional shock absorber.
One interesting thing is that the idea of using hydraulics at a central turbine/generator combo was one of our conceptual designs that we disregarded due to viscous damping losses...
It *should* work on a large portion of roads, and it also comes into affect during acceleration/decceleration.
It's kinda interesting because I'm working on the same exact project at a different university in NY, we are actually just about to start manufacturing our prototype regenerative shock absorber...
Our basic design is similiar to a 2-phase Linear motor, but obviously designed to fit onto a vehicle and provide sufficient damping.
You're funny if you think linux is easier to administer than Windows.
Who cares? It's better for the whole of the econonmy which makes it better for everyone.
Uhh, the OP was mentioning linux not being able to run games. Of course regular closed source PC games won't run on an ARM system, but that was kinda obvious to begin with wasn't it?
Sure it can using WINE, most games run at the same speed under wine.
It must be those wormholes they created.
Heh, I spent weeks trying to get my winmodem that came on my HP desktop working under Linux. Started with an installation of Phat Linux which wasn't a "real" distro, but was easy to install and only 200mb... 200mb was a lot to download back then over 56k. Finally managed to save up some money for Mandrake 7, but it still took me weeks to get the stupid winmodem working... When I got it working though, I was stoked! Then came the matter of getting my voodoo2 working correctly and all the other crap that I had
I have to agree, Flatland is an excellent book to read, I read it myself during my senior year in high school.
I'm sorry, but I much prefer Vapor Linux, thank you.
You make too many assumptions.