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Post by gerhardSA on Nov 20, 2007 2:28:19 GMT -5
Hi guys…just a thought on how I understand the way traction control works and the implications of the ban has on F1 cars. Now correct me if I’m wrong…TC works in that it allows you to apply full throttle all the way through any sort of acceleration…meaning…you get 100% power output from the engine whenever you apply the throttle, and then the onboard computer calculates when wheel spin will occur and cuts the power to counter that until full power does not cause any more wheel spin…
Now my theory is quite simple and I do not know if it qualifies as traction control or electronic control of the traction, BUT… cant the teams configure the onboard ECU and computer in such a way that for…lets say 5% throttle the engine only outputs 5% power and 15% throttle = say 30% power output ect….this means the teams should be able to find a way of limiting the traction loss caused by the immense amount of power the car gives at low speeds which reduces traction?
Example: 10% throttle = 20% engine power output 20% throttle = 40% engine power output 30% throttle = 60% engine power output 40% throttle = 80% engine power output And from 50% throttle onwards say 100% engine power output
Wouldn’t this solve the problem of traction? Obviously these figures can change to fin the max acceleration without traction loss, but does not work in the convensional way of cutting the power to reduce wheel spin?
Is this still traction control or is this just and engine-throttle configuration change that can be made to avoid wheel spin? Just a thought?
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