Throttle-by-Wire

[bcroe at juno.com]

Never mind the control loop problems.  The FAILURE modes
are so difficult to define, and the consequences are so scary,
I wouldn't own any kind of vehicle using throttle-by-wire.  
The only way to come close to practical is with multiple 
redundant systems, and that is another whole science.

Bruce (redundant phone systems) Roe

On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:18:26 -0800 (PST) Phil Hunter
<ilphayunterhay at yahoo.com> writes:

> Don't even think about it! It's my STRONG opinion that TBW is
> strickly "off limits" for DIYers. Too many things can happen
> that you hadn't thought of, w/ serious consequences.
> 
> Control loops can be tricky, not even rocket scientists always
> get it right. Check out all the problems the Formula 1 teams had
> last year w/ traction control, all the money & talent they threw
> at the problem, many didn't get it right. Do you know what PID
> stands for and what's use? Good at calculus? 


> philh
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