Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Design Rationale: Non-tilting design

There are a number of 3 wheel vehicles that have been or are in the process of development that utilize tilting, like you see in a motorcycle going around a corner. There are huge benefits in handling with this approach and it has been a real temptation to incorporate this feature into the design.

However, there are some very big challenges to a tilter that I won't elaborate on here. Because of the scope of the project without the added complexity of a tilting design I have elected to stay with a conventional steering system. This project is on my "Bucket List" and I need to keep it reasonable if I am going to get it done.

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