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AKA: Eric Schreffler
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Re: Implementing Traction Control for an advantage in the 2009 game

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Originally Posted by agmlego View Post
Our team is looking into implementing an algorithm we found for a four-independent-wheel-drive electric vehicle ETS, using four encoders and a gyroscopic yaw-rate sensor. We will be enhancing it with the accelerometer to detect sideways skid and report to the driver, if not correct it.
Right now Warren B and I are trying to get our arms around Paul's "middle income" solution. But for those of you going for the "super rich" solution, I have found a few interesting places to look:

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/ava...ed/Thesis2.pdf

and here's some observer and alpha-beta filter explanations:

http://www.mstarlabs.com/control.html


Check out "rough Data, Smooth signals" and "When One feedback isn't enough"

I expect SPAM'll compete with the "middle income" solution at the Florida regional

cool stuff
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