View Single Post
  #9   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 08-05-2014, 14:31
Toa Circuit's Avatar
Toa Circuit Toa Circuit is offline
Thaddeus Maximus
AKA: Thad Hughes
FRC #4213 (MetalCow Robotics)
Team Role: Leadership
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Shirley, IL
Posts: 131
Toa Circuit is an unknown quantity at this point
Re: "Electrical trumps mechanical"

After having both, the keyless start is a big pain because:

The 'stand next-to-the-door-to-unlock' doesn't work half the time. Gotta take the fob out. At that point, might as well have a slot to put it into and turn instead of a silly two-push button system that cycles through modes, when I could very clearly tell how far I had turned a key... and then awkwardly put the key fob somewhere not-buried so the car won't bing at me for not detecting a key.

Big picture is important. If it doesn't add any value such as security, ease of use, reliablility, while increasing implementation complexity and cost, why do it?

Only issue with mechanical keys is occasional jams.
Might be me but we'd be better off developing a better lock.

Or better yet, full keypad system? Punch in to lock/unlock, then once you're in it's yours.
__________________

2012 Head of Programming and Electrical
2013-14 Overall Team Captain and Programming Head
2012-14 Mentor of FLL Team Power Surge
2014 Dean's List Finalist
2014 CIR Xerox Creativity Award
Webpage
Reply With Quote