Stability Management for Boats ?? Huh ???

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  • properchopper
    • Apr 2007
    • 6968

    #1

    Stability Management for Boats ?? Huh ???

    I'm probably late to the party here [old news to RC car guys] but I just ran into this elsewhere : (I'd say it's rather debate-worthy) and maybe should be moved but

    "Traxxas Stability Management Micro Receiver with Fail-Safe Security
    Traxxas Stability Management (TSM) makes it possible to experience all the extreme power, speed, and acceleration that was engineered into Traxxas models by making it much easier to control the vehicle on any water condition. Punch it off the line and TSM goes to work sensing the boats’s direction and making steering corrections to provide straight-ahead full-throttle acceleration without fishtailing, spinouts, and loss of control. TSM also works during cornering, first making intuitive corrections to maintain the vehicle’s line, then hammer the throttle earlier in the turn for much faster exit speeds. Traxxas TSM gives all the benefits modern electronic stabilization has to offer without intruding on driving fun or introducing unexpected side effects that can be found on other systems such as drastically reduced turning radius, assistance that times out (quits), throttle restrictions, and an overall disconnected driving feel. Traxxas engineers developed superior tuning algorithms that run on high-speed, precision electronic components to create a system that works invisibly, in the background, without ever limiting throttle. TSM can be fine tuned (or turned off) for different surfaces by simply adjusting the multi-function knob on the TQi transmitter, or by adjusting the slider in the Traxxas Link app. The result is driving faster, with more ease, and having more fun. In fact, the driver may not even realize how much TSM is helping until it is turned off and their driving skills are tested without it! Everything is waterproof and Traxxas-tough as you’d expect. This is performance on a whole new level! "
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  • Psycho1
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2016
    • 10

    #2
    My dad added a stability gyro like the ones used in planes or heli's when he built his scratch built mono a couple months ago. It seems to work fairly well. We discussed possibly trying one linked to a 3rd channel to use for auto trim tab adjustment on the fly. Would be cool to just trim it as light as you want, then have the electronics kick in to keep it from going over if you hit a ripple or something. We were thinking of something like this setup posted by someone else on the International Waters site.
    Last edited by Psycho1; 09-17-2016, 09:10 PM.
    John

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    • Dashunde
      Member
      • Sep 2014
      • 53

      #3
      I was just studying the Whiplash 20 kit and on a whim searched "gyro"... really like the idea, particularly on a hydro for trimming and fast cats to halt a blow over. Full size hydros have had front wings controlled by the dirver for years, no reason not to electrify it and make the response nearly instant.
      Could even have a airfoil pivot on rigger booms.

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