Comments on: Nissan Independent Control Steering Technology http://www.hybridcars.com/nissan-independent-control-steering-technology-54879/ Auto alternatives for the 21st century Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Van http://www.hybridcars.com/nissan-independent-control-steering-technology-54879/#comment-40940 Van Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:11:23 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=12826#comment-40940 Early on, many pilots decried removing the direct cable connections to the control surfaces, but over time “fly by wire” became accepted. One advantage is if the pilot asks the plane to do something outside its design envelope, the safety system computer intervenes and only allows the control signal to reach the maximum of the design. Thus the pilot can pull the stick up instinctively when a loss of thrust occurs, but if that would stall the plan, the control system intervenes and does not allow the pilot to stall the plane.

Like auto parking, the ability of the car to “interpret” the driver’s input may lead to improved performance of the driver and cut down on highway slaughter in the years ahead. We can hope!

]]> By: dutchinchicago http://www.hybridcars.com/nissan-independent-control-steering-technology-54879/#comment-40939 dutchinchicago Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:22:09 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=12826#comment-40939 This cool. Want one in my 2015 Volt.

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