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Re: [Phys-l] stable bicycle

(dunno if this came thru ok)


Very interesting.

Good separation of variables approach.

They are using the 'Steering into Fall' effect which follows from tire cross-section (IIUC).

I'd like to see the effect of a 'knife-edge' tire with each of the other effects included/excluded.

Other effects being gyro and trail.

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At 9:29 AM -0500 11/18/11, Anthony Lapinski wrote:
A student sent this to me, so I thought I'd share it wit the group. It's
research at Cornell of a bike without gyroscopes. Interesting!

http://ruina.tam.cornell.edu/research/topics/bicycle_mechanics/stablebicycle/index.htm