MembersPage/DavidBlades/TCSInputs (2006-09-12 12:49:59)

Discussion About TCS & launch control inputs

Collecting ideas. Please give generously!

Hardware

Required Inputs - controls

Required Inputs - sensors

What would be the best/easiest option?

Useful Outputs


Launch control

Launch control is currently (if I understand correctly) a "simple" rev limit imposed if an input signal to VEMS is pulled low. (On my new genboard this seems to be a permanant feature - no additional inputs connected)

It would be nice to have an on/off button and either a clutch switch or speedo signal to control it. These can be series connected, although the clutch switch would be useful for shift cut. And it would be nice to have lauch ctrl and shift cut to be separately switchable and for there to only be ONE clutch switch on the car.

TCS

Needs to read the values of the 4 speed sensors and decide what is slipping. On a 2WD (eg assumes RWD) car the following may work:

1. Under straight line acceleration, the rear wheels can spin faster than the fronts, so miss some ignition or injection events/retard the timing or something when this happens...

2. Under braking - ie when the brake switch is on - do nothing as you might upset the car's balance. (Same for under decel fuel cut - obviously)

3. Round corners - check left to right "slip" and if it's LESS than a threshold then apply rule 1. Again, the car shouldn't be upset.

When skipping events, there should be a pattern that allows the missed event to precess round the engine cylinders, so in the case of a 4,6,8 cylinder engine the pattern should be based on an odd number. (eg every 7th, 5th, 3rd event)

Needs some more refinement to make it safe!! Please add your thoughts.


Actuators

Fuel cut, ignition retard, ignition cut etc. already implemented

See MembersPage/GaborRacz/NewAlsLaunchAndOthers)


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