Re: [ERPS] Armadillo nov 22, 2003

2003-11-25 Thread Doug Jones
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

Re: [ERPS] Armadillo nov 22, 2003

2003-11-25 Thread John Carmack
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