Traction Control - Revision history

TristanT at 09:16, 26 July 2009

2009-07-26T09:16:10Z

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	* [http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/archives/3617715.htm Motor-sport officials deny the use of traction control is common]		* [http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/archives/3617715.htm Motor-sport officials deny the use of traction control is common]
	* [http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/general/139_0211_traction_control/index.html Motor-sport site claiming its use is rife].		* [http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/general/139_0211_traction_control/index.html Motor-sport site claiming its use is rife].

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Thatswhatsup: clean up

2007-07-15T06:32:06Z

clean up

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	'''Traction Control''' (TC) systems, on current production vehicles, are typically (but not necessarily) electro-hydraulic systems designed to prevent loss of traction (and therefore the control of the vehicle) when excessive throttle or steering is applied by the driver. Although similar to the [[Electronic Stability Control]] systems, the Traction Control systems don't have the same goal as them.		'''Traction Control''' (TC) systems, on current production vehicles, are typically (but not necessarily) electro-hydraulic systems designed to prevent loss of traction (and therefore the control of the vehicle) when excessive throttle or steering is applied by the driver. Although similar to the [[Electronic Stability Control]] systems, the Traction Control systems don't have the same goal as them.

	On road cars, TC is often packaged with Anti-lock Brakes (ABS), because the same sensors that detect wheels stopped or decelerating faster than other wheels also detects them spinning faster than other wheels or accelerating faster than a ~~preprogramed~~ amount.		On road cars, TC is often packaged with Anti-lock Brakes (ABS), because the same sensors that detect wheels stopped or decelerating faster than other wheels also detects them spinning faster than other wheels or accelerating faster than a preprogrammed amount.

	The intervention can consist of any, or all, of the following:		The intervention can consist of any, or all, of the following:
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	* ''In race cars:'' Traction Control is used as a performance enhancement, allowing maximum traction under acceleration without wheel spin. When accelerating out of turn, it keeps the tyres at the optimum slip angle.		* ''In race cars:'' Traction Control is used as a performance enhancement, allowing maximum traction under acceleration without wheel spin. When accelerating out of turn, it keeps the tyres at the optimum slip angle.

	It is widely thought that TC removes some skill and control from the driver. As such it is unpopular with many ~~motorsports~~ fans. Some ~~motorsports~~ series have given up trying to outlaw TC. With current state of technology, it is possible to implement TC as a part of software in ECU, and as such it is very hard to detect ~~by scrutineers~~. In Formula One, an effort to ban TC has lead to the change of rules for 2008: every car must have a standard ECU, issued by FIA, which is relatively basic and does not have TC capabilities.		It is widely thought that TC removes some skill and control from the driver. As such it is unpopular with many motor-sports fans. Some motor-sports series have given up trying to outlaw TC. With current state of technology, it is possible to implement TC as a part of software in ECU, and as such it is very hard to detect. In Formula One, an effort to ban TC has lead to the change of rules for 2008: every car must have a standard ECU, issued by FIA, which is relatively basic and does not have TC capabilities.

	==See Also==		==See Also==
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/archives/3617715.htm ~~Motorsport~~ officials deny the use of traction control is common]		* [http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/archives/3617715.htm Motor-sport officials deny the use of traction control is common]
	* [http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/general/139_0211_traction_control/index.html ~~Motorsport~~ site claiming its use is rife].		* [http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/general/139_0211_traction_control/index.html Motor-sport site claiming its use is rife].

72.151.20.162 at 00:58, 7 August 2006

2006-08-07T00:58:21Z

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	'''Traction Control''' (TC) systems, on current production vehicles, are typically (but not necessarily) electro-hydraulic systems designed to prevent loss of traction (and therefore the control of the vehicle) when excessive throttle or steering is applied by the driver. Although similar to the [[Electronic Stability Control]] systems, the Traction Control systems don't have the same goal as them.		'''Traction Control''' (TC) systems, on current production vehicles, are typically (but not necessarily) electro-hydraulic systems designed to prevent loss of traction (and therefore the control of the vehicle) when excessive throttle or steering is applied by the driver. Although similar to the [[Electronic Stability Control]] systems, the Traction Control systems don't have the same goal as them.

			On road cars, TC is often packaged with Anti-lock Brakes (ABS), because the same sensors that detect wheels stopped or decelerating faster than other wheels also detects them spinning faster than other wheels or accelerating faster than a preprogramed amount.

	The intervention can consist of any, or all, of the following:		The intervention can consist of any, or all, of the following:

PNiddy at 22:11, 9 June 2006

2006-06-09T22:11:52Z

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	* Reduce fuel supply to one or more cylinders		* Reduce fuel supply to one or more cylinders
	* Brake one or more wheels		* Brake one or more wheels
	* Close the throttle, if the vehicle is fitted with drive by wire throttle.		* Close the throttle, if the vehicle is fitted with [[drive-by-wire throttle\|drive by wire]] throttle.

	The brake actuator, and the wheel speed sensors, are the same as that used for [[Anti-Lock Brakes ABS\|anti-lock braking systems]].		The brake actuator, and the wheel speed sensors, are the same as that used for [[Anti-Lock Brakes ABS\|anti-lock braking systems]].
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	It is widely thought that TC removes some skill and control from the driver. As such it is unpopular with many motorsports fans. Some motorsports series have given up trying to outlaw TC. With current state of technology, it is possible to implement TC as a part of software in ECU, and as such it is very hard to detect by scrutineers. In Formula One, an effort to ban TC has lead to the change of rules for 2008: every car must have a standard ECU, issued by FIA, which is relatively basic and does not have TC capabilities.		It is widely thought that TC removes some skill and control from the driver. As such it is unpopular with many motorsports fans. Some motorsports series have given up trying to outlaw TC. With current state of technology, it is possible to implement TC as a part of software in ECU, and as such it is very hard to detect by scrutineers. In Formula One, an effort to ban TC has lead to the change of rules for 2008: every car must have a standard ECU, issued by FIA, which is relatively basic and does not have TC capabilities.

	==External ~~links~~==		==See Also==
			* [[Electronic Stability Control]]
			* [[Anti-Lock Brakes ABS\|Anti-Lock Brakes]]

			==External Links==
	* [http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/archives/3617715.htm Motorsport officials deny the use of traction control is common]		* [http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/archives/3617715.htm Motorsport officials deny the use of traction control is common]
	* [http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/general/139_0211_traction_control/index.html Motorsport site claiming its use is rife].		* [http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/general/139_0211_traction_control/index.html Motorsport site claiming its use is rife].

PNiddy at 17:39, 9 June 2006

2006-06-09T17:39:03Z

New page

'''Traction Control''' (TC) systems, on current production vehicles, are typically (but not necessarily) electro-hydraulic systems designed to prevent loss of traction (and therefore the control of the vehicle) when excessive throttle or steering is applied by the driver. Although similar to the [[Electronic Stability Control]] systems, the Traction Control systems don't have the same goal as them.

The intervention can consist of any, or all, of the following:

* Retard or suppress the spark to one or more cylinders
* Reduce fuel supply to one or more cylinders
* Brake one or more wheels
* Close the throttle, if the vehicle is fitted with drive by wire throttle.

The brake actuator, and the wheel speed sensors, are the same as that used for [[Anti-Lock Brakes ABS|anti-lock braking systems]].

==Use of Traction Control==
* ''In road cars:'' Traction Control is used mainly as a safety feature in high-performance cars, which would otherwise need very sensitive throttle input to keep them from spinning when accelerating, especially in wet or snowy conditions. It is also used in off-road vehicles to enhance traction on loose surfaces.
* ''In race cars:'' Traction Control is used as a performance enhancement, allowing maximum traction under acceleration without wheel spin. When accelerating out of turn, it keeps the tyres at the optimum slip angle.

It is widely thought that TC removes some skill and control from the driver. As such it is unpopular with many motorsports fans. Some motorsports series have given up trying to outlaw TC. With current state of technology, it is possible to implement TC as a part of software in ECU, and as such it is very hard to detect by scrutineers. In Formula One, an effort to ban TC has lead to the change of rules for 2008: every car must have a standard ECU, issued by FIA, which is relatively basic and does not have TC capabilities.

==External links==
* [http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/archives/3617715.htm Motorsport officials deny the use of traction control is common]
* [http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/general/139_0211_traction_control/index.html Motorsport site claiming its use is rife].