Interesting possibilities for racing sim controls....

But not something that I'd want to "test" at Monza.

----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beard" <[email hidden]> Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:29 AM Subject: SCOOP!...Arrows secret leaked!

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> I have a contact who works in one of TWR's many automotive operations. He > has leaked to me this little snippet about a new concept under development > by the Arrows team. > > Apparently Arrows have designed, in conjunction with Sparco racewear, a > pair of boots having piezo electric transducers built into the soles. This > effectively means the accelerator and brake pedals are deleted from the > nose of the car, and a simple plate for the driver to press against will > be all that is present in the footwell > > The driver will plug a lead from each boot into the car's electrical

circuit. > Pressing on the foot plate will result in a proportional voltage output > from the piezo electric crystal. In the case of the throttle, theresulting > analogue output will be fed to a fly by wire throttle system much as inthe

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> existing arrangement. > > The left boot transducer will connect to a pair of proportional spool > valves for front and rear brake pressure control. > > The space and weight savings in the nose of the car are seen as being very > beneficial, especially with the constraints now existing with current high > nose designs. > > Arrows hope to test the system in time to use it by mid season, probably

at > Monza. > > ______________________________DABgp______________________________ > Reims Ruins http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294771839 > 70s Motor Racing Album http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294812809 > -- Kevin Caldwell Calgary, Canada

Very cool... -- Robert Gravel http://pages.infinit.net/robertg/index.htm Kevin <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:w1dF4.32053$[email hidden]... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Beard" <[email hidden]> > Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:29 AM > Subject: SCOOP!...Arrows secret leaked! > > > > I have a contact who works in one of TWR's many automotive operations. He > > has leaked to me this little snippet about a new concept under development > > by the Arrows team. > > > > Apparently Arrows have designed, in conjunction with Sparco racewear, a > > pair of boots having piezo electric transducers built into the soles. This > > effectively means the accelerator and brake pedals are deleted from the > > nose of the car, and a simple plate for the driver to press against will > > be all that is present in the footwell > > > > The driver will plug a lead from each boot into the car's electrical > circuit. > > Pressing on the foot plate will result in a proportional voltage output > > from the piezo electric crystal. In the case of the throttle, the > resulting > > analogue output will be fed to a fly by wire throttle system much as in > the > > existing arrangement. > > > > The left boot transducer will connect to a pair of proportional spool > > valves for front and rear brake pressure control. > > > > The space and weight savings in the nose of the car are seen as being very > > beneficial, especially with the constraints now existing with current high > > nose designs. > > > > Arrows hope to test the system in time to use it by mid season, probably > at > > Monza. > > > > ______________________________DABgp______________________________ > > Reims Ruins http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294771839 > > 70s Motor Racing Album http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294812809 > > > > -- > Kevin Caldwell > Calgary, Canada > >

"Robert Gravel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:NfdF4.1063$[email hidden]... > Very cool... But not something that I'd want to "test" at Monza.

Hmm, although a nice gizmo, I find it a bit strange in these days when the F1 designers are stretching the tubs to desperately get some weight over the front wheels.....:) /mk Kevin <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:w1dF4.32053$[email hidden]...

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> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Beard" <[email hidden]> > Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:29 AM > Subject: SCOOP!...Arrows secret leaked! > > > > I have a contact who works in one of TWR's many automotive operations.

He > > has leaked to me this little snippet about a new concept underdevelopment > > by the Arrows team. > > > > Apparently Arrows have designed, in conjunction with Sparco racewear, a > > pair of boots having piezo electric transducers built into the soles.This > > effectively means the accelerator and brake pedals are deleted from the > > nose of the car, and a simple plate for the driver to press againstwill

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> > be all that is present in the footwell > > > > The driver will plug a lead from each boot into the car's electrical > circuit. > > Pressing on the foot plate will result in a proportional voltage output > > from the piezo electric crystal. In the case of the throttle, the > resulting > > analogue output will be fed to a fly by wire throttle system much as in > the > > existing arrangement. > > > > The left boot transducer will connect to a pair of proportional spool > > valves for front and rear brake pressure control. > > > > The space and weight savings in the nose of the car are seen as being

very > > beneficial, especially with the constraints now existing with currenthigh

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> > nose designs. > > > > Arrows hope to test the system in time to use it by mid season, probably > at > > Monza. > > > > ______________________________DABgp______________________________ > > Reims Ruins http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294771839 > > 70s Motor Racing Album http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294812809 > > > > -- > Kevin Caldwell > Calgary, Canada > >

Matthew B.Knutsen <[email hidden]> skrev i news:BtiF4.29034$[email hidden] > Hmm, although a nice gizmo, I find it a bit strange in these days when the > F1 designers are stretching the tubs to desperately get some weight overthe > front wheels.....:) > > /mk > Hey Matt!!! Did you ever look at the *date* and title of the original post??? :)) Muuuuuuuhahahahahaahahha!!! ed_

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> > Kevin <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:w1dF4.32053$[email hidden]... > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David Beard" <[email hidden]> > > Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated > > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:29 AM > > Subject: SCOOP!...Arrows secret leaked! > > > > > > > I have a contact who works in one of TWR's many automotive operations. > He > > > has leaked to me this little snippet about a new concept under > development > > > by the Arrows team. > > > > > > Apparently Arrows have designed, in conjunction with Sparco racewear,

a > > > pair of boots having piezo electric transducers built into the soles. > This > > > effectively means the accelerator and brake pedals are deleted fromthe

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> > > nose of the car, and a simple plate for the driver to press against > will > > > be all that is present in the footwell > > > > > > The driver will plug a lead from each boot into the car's electrical > > circuit. > > > Pressing on the foot plate will result in a proportional voltage

output > > > from the piezo electric crystal. In the case of the throttle, the > > resulting > > > analogue output will be fed to a fly by wire throttle system much asin

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> > the > > > existing arrangement. > > > > > > The left boot transducer will connect to a pair of proportional spool > > > valves for front and rear brake pressure control. > > > > > > The space and weight savings in the nose of the car are seen as being > very > > > beneficial, especially with the constraints now existing with current > high > > > nose designs. > > > > > > Arrows hope to test the system in time to use it by mid season,

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> > at > > > Monza. > > > > > > ______________________________DABgp______________________________ > > > Reims Ruins http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294771839 > > > 70s Motor Racing Album http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294812809 > > > > > > > -- > > Kevin Caldwell > > Calgary, Canada > > > > > >

ow...fart. :-D I'm working, so I beg to be excused! mk Ed Solheim <ed_solheim[SPAM-GUARD]@c2i.net> wrote in message news:UPiF4.4430$%[email hidden]... > > Matthew B.Knutsen <[email hidden]> skrev i > news:BtiF4.29034$[email hidden] > > Hmm, although a nice gizmo, I find it a bit strange in these days whenthe

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> > F1 designers are stretching the tubs to desperately get some weight over > the > > front wheels.....:) > > > > /mk > > > > Hey Matt!!! > > Did you ever look at the *date* and title of the original post??? :)) > > Muuuuuuuhahahahahaahahha!!! > > ed_ > > > > > Kevin <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:w1dF4.32053$[email hidden]... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "David Beard" <[email hidden]> > > > Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated > > > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:29 AM > > > Subject: SCOOP!...Arrows secret leaked! > > > > > > > > > > I have a contact who works in one of TWR's many automotive

operations. > > He > > > > has leaked to me this little snippet about a new concept under > > development > > > > by the Arrows team. > > > > > > > > Apparently Arrows have designed, in conjunction with Sparcoracewear, > a > > > > pair of boots having piezo electric transducers built into thesoles.

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> > This > > > > effectively means the accelerator and brake pedals are deleted from > the > > > > nose of the car, and a simple plate for the driver to press against > > will > > > > be all that is present in the footwell > > > > > > > > The driver will plug a lead from each boot into the car's electrical > > > circuit. > > > > Pressing on the foot plate will result in a proportional voltage > output > > > > from the piezo electric crystal. In the case of the throttle, the > > > resulting > > > > analogue output will be fed to a fly by wire throttle system much as > in > > > the > > > > existing arrangement. > > > > > > > > The left boot transducer will connect to a pair of proportional

spool > > > > valves for front and rear brake pressure control. > > > > > > > > The space and weight savings in the nose of the car are seen asbeing > > very > > > > beneficial, especially with the constraints now existing withcurrent

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> > high > > > > nose designs. > > > > > > > > Arrows hope to test the system in time to use it by mid season, > probably > > > at > > > > Monza. > > > > > > > > ______________________________DABgp______________________________ > > > > Reims Ruins http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294771839 > > > > 70s Motor Racing Album http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294812809 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Kevin Caldwell > > > Calgary, Canada > > > > > > > > > > > >

ow...fart. :-D I'm working, so I beg to be excused! mk > > Hmm, although a nice gizmo, I find it a bit strange in these days when the

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> > F1 designers are stretching the tubs to desperately get some weight over > the > > front wheels.....:) > > /mk > Hey Matt!!! > Did you ever look at the *date* and title of the original post??? :)) > Muuuuuuuhahahahahaahahha!!! > ed_ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated > > > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:29 AM > > > Subject: SCOOP!...Arrows secret leaked! > > > > I have a contact who works in one of TWR's many automotive

operations. > > He > > > > has leaked to me this little snippet about a new concept under > > development > > > > by the Arrows team. > > > > Apparently Arrows have designed, in conjunction with Sparco racewear, > a > > > > pair of boots having piezo electric transducers built into the soles.

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> > This > > > > effectively means the accelerator and brake pedals are deleted from > the > > > > nose of the car, and a simple plate for the driver to press against > > will > > > > be all that is present in the footwell > > > > The driver will plug a lead from each boot into the car's electrical > > > circuit. > > > > Pressing on the foot plate will result in a proportional voltage > output > > > > from the piezo electric crystal. In the case of the throttle, the > > > resulting > > > > analogue output will be fed to a fly by wire throttle system much as > in > > > the > > > > existing arrangement. > > > > The left boot transducer will connect to a pair of proportional

spool > > > > valves for front and rear brake pressure control. > > > > The space and weight savings in the nose of the car are seen as being > > very > > > > beneficial, especially with the constraints now existing with current

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> > high > > > > nose designs. > > > > Arrows hope to test the system in time to use it by mid season, > probably > > > at > > > > Monza. > > > > ______________________________DABgp______________________________ > > > > Reims Ruins http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294771839 > > > > 70s Motor Racing Album http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294812809 > > > -- > > > Kevin Caldwell > > > Calgary, Canada