Bose suspension?

[1ViciousGSX]

http://qualitysound.bose.com/pg/learning/project_sound/suspension_challenge.jsp

I think they should stick to building sound systems.

[JET]

They failed to mention that the system adds like 240 lbs to the vehicle. They are in the midst of redoing the system and lightening it up some. I just saw something about it on TV last month.

[Super Bleeder!!]

that was in the new popular mechanics as well. i think it looks really interesting and i would bet that some of the higher end car companies will adopt something like it.

i also read something about frictionless brake systems. they still use a rotor and a caliper, but no physical contact is made. as the rotor spins so does its magnetic field, this field passing throught the caliper causes flux, which creates a current in the caliper, which can be resisted with more electro mumbo. at least i think thats how it works, that part of physics 2 sucked ass. interesting concept nonetheless.

also, some american dude invented some new cheap conductive plastic that can be bent and formed into everything. its said to conduct as well as copper, which is pretty crazy.

[santa]

Thats just rediculous to Add that much weight to a car.

[scheides]

Yea, it seems rediculous that they would even consider it an option, that much weight is just out of the question. You'd think they'd have figured that out when they started to design it, and see how rediculous it is. Then again, maybe it's sooooo awesome that it's worth it. Who knows! We'll see I guess...

On the electro-magnetic braking comment, the way it works is by opposing magnetic fields. A strong magnet or coil could be moved on or off the rotor, depending on how much braking force is needed. The problem is that the caliper and the rotors have to be pretty complex (imagine a rotor being a billion wire coils inside of it instead of a solid/vented disk!).

Instead of moving the caliper on or off the rotor, they could just vary the amount of current going through it. Problem with both of these systems is that they require a lot of current, but the up side is that if they're designed correctly could actually be setup to make power, just as some of the newer hybrids and all-electric cars do. It's hard to imagine they could generate enough braking force to be effective, but these would be just like an electric engine running in reverse, i.e. a generator. I can't imagine stuffing enough magnets (or enough magnetic field) in the caliper to make this happen.

(blows his physics geek cover...doh!)

-scheides

[jasonlee]

i dunno about the bose setup... but i am running tein flex, and ive never been happier! i think its better ride quality than stock, and fully adjustable


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