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Old 12-12-2006, 06:45 AM   #1
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Default DIY suspension damping controller ??

Just thinking out loud here...

Stepper motors and actuators are fairly cheap. So are microprocessors and little lcds. Who's to say you couldn't make your own in-cabin damping controller like the EDFC or TEAS for your KW's or Megan's?

http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/types.html
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive...o_drive_a.html

A parts list would look something like this:
two atmel butterfly's (one for the front and one for the rear...atractive because for $30 it includes an lcd, a user interface joy/button/and the microcontroller) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVR_Butterfly)
4 stepper motors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepper_motor)
a lot of wire
wire insulation/heat shrink
some way to enclose the steppers and protect them from the elements
lots of time

(yes...I understand that I pitch a hairbrained idea to you guys about once a month)


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