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Re: 6WD Chassis Stiffness vs. Maneuverability

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Originally Posted by IKE View Post
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Thanks again for posting that paper. It is a really good example and applies really well to a drop-center or rocker style 6WD. This paper really should be included in the KOP. While the overarll results seem more like common sense to most vetrans, many rookies don't have their machines running until someone helps them program it at their first competition. That is a horrible time to learn taht you have a dynamics issue.
I swear, that white paper is one of the best kept secrets out there. I did a spreadsheet to save some of the 4x4 users from the minutia of the math. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1917 I've got a beta version for 6x6, but got stuck on some of the issues we're discussing here.
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