On 14/05/15 22:15, Andy Farkas wrote: > ... Disconnect the battery and then see what it can do.
Cars usually use fail-safe designs, with mechanical backup for the electrical system. An extreme example is the Infiniti Q50, which has "steer by wire": http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/the-connected-car/4434322/Drive-by-wire--Safe-at-any-speed- In normal operation the steering wheel of the Infiniti Q50 is not mechanically connected to the car's front wheels. Input from the steering wheel is converted into an electrical signal. The system has three separate electronic controllers for safety. If all three fail, or electrical power is lost, an electric clutch disengages and the steering wheel operates mechanically. ps: I keep an Emergency Hammer in my car, in case the electric locks fail: http://blog.tomw.net.au/2012/01/keyring-car-escape-tool.html -- Tom Worthington FACS CP, TomW Communications Pty Ltd. t: 0419496150 The Higher Education Whisperer http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/ PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617, Australia http://www.tomw.net.au Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Research School of Computer Science, Australian National University http://cs.anu.edu.au/courses/COMP7310/ _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
