I finally got around to viewing the drop test video, and noted the
roll axis twist the vehice took on at rebound. It appears that the
wire rope bundles deflect sideways a bit when they are compressed, and
arranged in a circle like that they induce a torque. Perhaps if you
turn them 90 degrees
At 11:04 AM 11/25/2003 -0800, you wrote:
I finally got around to viewing the drop test video, and noted the roll
axis twist the vehice took on at rebound. It appears that the wire rope
bundles deflect sideways a bit when they are compressed, and arranged in a
circle like that they induce a torq