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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
My type of car
- Thread starter Pepere
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Joystick driving! Very cool...
SAAB, I had thought, was working on this as well.
In my younger days, I was toying with making something like this for my Fiat, and then for my Chrysler Lazer. I was also thinking of a smaller secondary mini-steering wheel that would go in the center console in a relaxed area where your arm was at rest on a armrest pad and the mini-grip control was at the front, so on long trips, it was a good location and arrangement for controlling the vehicle.
Figuring up failsafes for mishaps is the difficult part. Mine was to have a backup battery and a servo that was tied into the input zone for the rack and pinion steering, (gear assembly going to a motor, driving the steering input shaft, but with a steering wheel hub still located on the dash in case of emergency. Small thing that wasnt in the way).
This is a sort of aircraft yoke I made for my car years ago. Not the greatest in turns. Takes some getting used to, but after using it for a while, it was not difficult at all. Made 9 of those things, lol.. My brother put one on his car. A friend wanted one.. had some left over prototypes. Sold the one in my car with the car.
So many things that could be done with vehicle controls....
Bill
SAAB, I had thought, was working on this as well.
In my younger days, I was toying with making something like this for my Fiat, and then for my Chrysler Lazer. I was also thinking of a smaller secondary mini-steering wheel that would go in the center console in a relaxed area where your arm was at rest on a armrest pad and the mini-grip control was at the front, so on long trips, it was a good location and arrangement for controlling the vehicle.
Figuring up failsafes for mishaps is the difficult part. Mine was to have a backup battery and a servo that was tied into the input zone for the rack and pinion steering, (gear assembly going to a motor, driving the steering input shaft, but with a steering wheel hub still located on the dash in case of emergency. Small thing that wasnt in the way).
This is a sort of aircraft yoke I made for my car years ago. Not the greatest in turns. Takes some getting used to, but after using it for a while, it was not difficult at all. Made 9 of those things, lol.. My brother put one on his car. A friend wanted one.. had some left over prototypes. Sold the one in my car with the car.
So many things that could be done with vehicle controls....
Bill
grunau_baby
SOH-CM-2026
Unfortunately this concept only became a "normal" car. How cool to simply hand the wheel over to the wife when she starts argueing about your driving-style!:costumes:
Alex
The Lancia Dialogos concept, with variable interior:
Alex
The Lancia Dialogos concept, with variable interior:
cheezyflier
Charter Member
on the more realistic side, someday when i start driving again, my next car will probably look more like this:
grunau_baby
SOH-CM-2026
Hey, Bill. Where´s the "fire button" on those prototypes. WOW that design really screams for for it
Very suitable for spacy late 80s design cars.
Alex
Very suitable for spacy late 80s design cars.Alex
GT182
Charter Member
on the more realistic side, someday when i start driving again, my next car will probably look more like this:
But Cheezy, that's the normal everyday driver up there in Canada's big cities. :costumes:
cheezyflier
Charter Member
i woulda guessed new jersey :costumes: