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Looks like a sensor measuring fork travel.
It's KTMs way of finding out why their mega-billion dollar forks/suspension are getting beat by Masterpool....
As @40acres said, it's a fork position sensor, it's been used by other teams...
Yup. String pot.
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It automatically tucks the front end if a privateer goes past.
We used this data for over 15 years ago for the production models and in my experience when riders are using it during motos teams are trying to confirm rider feedback with actual data. I think it's a great tool to measure feeling and actual data.
It automatically applies the front brake when a top five position is nearing.
Tuck the front!
Aside from fork travel, can you elaborate exactly what’s measured and how that the data does what it does? I think those type of details would be neat to know.
It's been mentioned like a thousand times over the years in PitBits, Monday Kickstart or MXA...
Yep...they are used on experimental/preproduction aircraft to measure travel on flight controls, landing gear, etc. I'd be surprised if they aren't using strain gauges to measure frame flex as well.
Excuse me for not noticing.
Anyone have any more info on this? What kind of data does this provide?
Usually numbers. They tried using the unladen speed of a swallow, but it just didn't work.
At the very least it provides an electronic record of fork travel for the entire race (remember the O-ring we used to put on the slider to see if we were bottoming out). If they are using technology...it could be integrated into lean angles, speed, or many other parameters. When coupled with rider "seat of the pants" feel... adjustments or mods move faster.
Which species of swallow?
European, of course.
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The only kind of swallow that matters….his girlfriend !
When I was young and chasin' skirt that mattered. When I got old and married...the thought of kissing that nasty mouth mattered more.
Ah someone else in aerospace I see.
Crazy stuff to be running in a national outdoor long moto.
Looks like so much could go wrong just from a photo.
I can understand testing with it but is that just a cable?
Retired now but I had a blast for a long time.
If it were to break the pot is spring loaded...the very thin cable would retract into the housing. If it broke near the pot...the cable is thin enough to not cause problems even if it wrapped around the wheel. They've been around forever because they work.
I wonder if it is time stamped or ties in with GPS if they’re relating the data to certain parts of the track. Probably not that advanced I’m guessing.
For aircraft, these devices broadcast real time data to an instrumentation department that monitors all parameters independent of cockpit indications. In a lot of situations, especially emergencies...the crew may not have time to accurately document aircraft configurations. The data is mostly used by engineering pointy heads.
I’m certain they do all of that and far more.
Don't know if the moto teams are that advanced but the aircraft industry certainly is...and more.
Speed, OAT (Outside air temp), engine throttle positions and temps, flt control positions and trims, AOA, altitude.... every single thing that can be measured except the pilots bladder level is captured and broadcast real time to the Instrumentation dept. Pretty cool actually.
I am sure they can correlate it with GPS, any other less noticeable sensors, and everything the ECU knows.
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