Turning model ?
Turning model ?
(OP)
Not quite sure where to post this.
If one has a scooter (two wheels) with a known overall length, wheel base and width, how do one calculate / plot the path it takes during a sharp 90 degree turn?
Or in other words:
Can I roll it into this holding area without having to lift it to get around that corner ?
Is there a simple math model for this ?
A link would be welcome, but so far I have found none. Maybe because I asked Google the wrong questions
If one has a scooter (two wheels) with a known overall length, wheel base and width, how do one calculate / plot the path it takes during a sharp 90 degree turn?
Or in other words:
Can I roll it into this holding area without having to lift it to get around that corner ?
Is there a simple math model for this ?
A link would be welcome, but so far I have found none. Maybe because I asked Google the wrong questions





RE: Turning model ?
Norm
RE: Turning model ?
I have tried to simulate it in exel but my result was an ever increasing spiral. (Which I do not believe to be correct!)
We are more into the (fun ?) math here, as I do not think I can roll the thing in there without lifting it around one specifically tight corner.
Oops. Just came to think about one thing.
The two circles must be linked, and the difference in radius must be 0.707 times the wheel base at 45 degrees.
Now I only have to find one radius, then I can start plotting. But how to find it?
RE: Turning model ?
Or you could lean, steer, and stomp on the rear brake only as you approach the storage area and skid the back end around a bit (remembering my coaster-brake bicycle days).
Norm
RE: Turning model ?
Things are at times so simple, if you only get the right idea to begin with!
RE: Turning model ?
But we will see, when the time comes. Now I know, what to expect.