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by lloeki 3334 days ago
Interesting, for now control seems to be extremely raw but I wonder how much an active exoskeleton could help in making this more approachable, both in terms of not needing as much muscle (both strength and endurance) as well as guiding the pilot into more stability.
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I actually kind of like that it requires raw strength.
the arm strength that appears necessary seems high, I would hope there is some sort of exo to assist with that or perhaps logic in the motors to shut down if they get into an odd angle
Seems like good motivation to go to the gym. You would be suprised how difficult a normal race car is to drive, most people lack the strength just to pull out of a parkinh spot in one. The exo, is the racecar case, is taken out for an important reason; weight. Pretty critical here. That said, I have no doubts a hydro assist system could be built light enough, but is unnessarry in the first few iterations.
I race a car without power steering. It is not that hard once the car starts moving.