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* Irwell is correct. Manual transmissions are best. - 3 messages, 3 authors
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TOPIC: Irwell is correct. Manual transmissions are best.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos/t/9e13ce7644212876?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Jan 13 2011 11:54 pm
From: Peter Hill
On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:35:56 -0500, dr_jeff <utz@msu.edu> wrote:
>On 1/13/11 11:40 AM, Irwell wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:16:01 -0800 (PST), Bjorn wrote:
>>
>>> On 13 Jan, 03:19, cl...@snyder.on.ca wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:02:09 -0700, "Sheldon"
>>> There are also automatic systems available that let vehicles drive
>>> safely without the driver.
>>>
>>> Often it is the driver who causes most accidents so it is good to take
>>> him out of the equation as much as possible.
>>
>> Even the fly by wire jet-planes have pilot override systems,
>> they even work, sometimes.
>
>You're confusing concepts. Fly-by-wire means that the information that
>goes from the controls to the engines, flaps, etc., is transferred
>electronically rather than mechanically. Letting a vehicle drive by
>itself is not fly(or drive)-by-wire, but completely automated. Those are
>different concepts.
Even small light general aviation aircraft such as Cessna 172 have
"Auto pilot". This will maintain a heading and altitude.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot
Large civil airliners have "auto land" but it can only cope with
normal fair conditions and isn't an extreme event like car collision
avoidance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoland
Aircraft collision avoidance is a whole lot of other equipment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_collision_avoidance_system
Many boats including sail boats can maintain a course without
intervention. A simple windvane wil do most of the work (until the
wind changes).
http://www.selfsteer.com/windvaneVAutopilot/index.php
None of it has to be "fly by wire".
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== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 14 2011 5:56 pm
From: dr_jeff
On 1/14/11 2:54 AM, Peter Hill wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:35:56 -0500, dr_jeff<utz@msu.edu> wrote:
>
>> On 1/13/11 11:40 AM, Irwell wrote:
>>> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:16:01 -0800 (PST), Bjorn wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 13 Jan, 03:19, cl...@snyder.on.ca wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:02:09 -0700, "Sheldon"
>
>>>> There are also automatic systems available that let vehicles drive
>>>> safely without the driver.
>>>>
>>>> Often it is the driver who causes most accidents so it is good to take
>>>> him out of the equation as much as possible.
>>>
>>> Even the fly by wire jet-planes have pilot override systems,
>>> they even work, sometimes.
>>
>> You're confusing concepts. Fly-by-wire means that the information that
>> goes from the controls to the engines, flaps, etc., is transferred
>> electronically rather than mechanically. Letting a vehicle drive by
>> itself is not fly(or drive)-by-wire, but completely automated. Those are
>> different concepts.
>
> Even small light general aviation aircraft such as Cessna 172 have
> "Auto pilot". This will maintain a heading and altitude.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot
>
> Large civil airliners have "auto land" but it can only cope with
> normal fair conditions and isn't an extreme event like car collision
> avoidance.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoland
> Aircraft collision avoidance is a whole lot of other equipment.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_collision_avoidance_system
>
> Many boats including sail boats can maintain a course without
> intervention. A simple windvane wil do most of the work (until the
> wind changes).
> http://www.selfsteer.com/windvaneVAutopilot/index.php
>
> None of it has to be "fly by wire".
None of these are completely automated, except, perhaps the auto land.
And, then, only for a relatively simple task compared with driving a
car. Processing all the information about where you are and things going
on around you (like pedestrians and other vehicles) is far more
complicated than you imagine.
Jeff
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Jan 14 2011 6:43 pm
From: "Sheldon"
>
> Computers and cars are unreliable but the driver is a lot more
> unreliable.
> 99% of all accidents are directly related to driver error
Probably a lot closer to 100%. I think a lot of this boils down to people
who want to climb into a car and have it follow a wire imbedded in the road
all the way to their destination, and people who love to drive.
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