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06-08-2006 #1
G sensor placement?
I had some free time at work today and I started some calculations as to lateral acceleration. And I worked out the change in it as you move in towards the center of the circle (skidpad), I did this for a 100' pad (50' radius)and this becomes more pronouced for tighter radii.
I've searched for g-tech mounting and Measuring G force, but I didnt turn up anything so I'm making this post. Maybe I'm missing something, but i read through the g-tech manual and it doesnt meantion where it should be placed, even though the center of the car seems to be obvious. I'm really not trying to start anything, but congruency is important in all measurments otherwise you can't compare them. I remember a post about slalom speeds that showed this exactly.
Just to illustrate my point here is what the g forces would look like inside the car for a turn radius of 50 and 25 feet, under the outside tire, with 1g being the baseline at the outside tire.
50 ft radius
outside tire -------center of car ----------inside tire
1g ------------------ 0.95g---------------- 0.9g
25 ft radius
1g --------------------0.90g ----------------0.80g
This means if I go about getting the Autometer D-pic, I'll have to be careful on where I put it.
What are your thoughts? I've seen kids quote G readings some withit up to the left on top of the dash and some with it in the center. Has a standard been "set" or should we do it right now
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