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Re: Power Steering Mod 8448 Street Sensation
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Date: 
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:41:10 GMT
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This looks good. I could probably follow it. But, how do you know when the
steering is aligned so that the car is going straight, without any sensors?

I did a 4-wheel vehicle steering using Mindstorms a while ago and found I
needed a touch sensor to be operated when steering was straight otherwise
there was no way to re-align the vehicle after turning.

My efforts can be seen at:

http://194.131.104.225/~huw/lego/moc/mindstorms/car1/car1.html

Huw



Bob Fay <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message
news:FG9Mux.4BE@lugnet.com...
I have marked one of the bottom views of  the Power Steering for the 8448 • to
try to clear some confusion. Let me know if I need to do more.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7900/steering.htm
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Bob Fay
rfay@we.mediaone.net

The Shop
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7900/





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  Re: Power Steering Mod 8448 Street Sensation
 
Huw, your model is really excellent. I like the method you used to center the steering. Very clever! The 8448 Street Sensation is a large vehicle and is not very maneuverable. I suggest that it be controlled with a remote or a couple of attached (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)

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  Power Steering Mod 8448 Street Sensation
 
I have marked one of the bottom views of the Power Steering for the 8448 to try to clear some confusion. Let me know if I need to do more. (URL) Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)

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