{"id":7125,"date":"2020-07-10T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/?p=7125"},"modified":"2025-01-08T13:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:19:29","slug":"determining-the-center-of-gravity-of-a-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carrera-fun.com\/?p=7125&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Determining the center of gravity of a vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The lower the center of gravity of a vehicle, the better it will be able to navigate a bend. You can consult the dedicated article Vehicles \u2013 Center of gravity \u2013 Center of inertia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The center of gravity is on the vehicle’s center, the vehicle is considered symmetrical. To know its height, it is enough to determine the angle of the vehicle when it tilts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To do this, we make an assembly. The vehicle rests on a plate (with a hole to let the braids and guide pass through. So the car rests on its 4 wheels. Fixed on an axis to make it rotate, the objective is to give an angle to the car and when it tilts, note the angle. How to know the angle in real time? No question of using a protractor, we need a more reliable solution. So I used a gyroscope as a sensor. The same element that is found on drones. It allows you to know all the angles of the sensor. Connected to a raspberry pi, we have the angle of the plate in real time on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the side of the tires, a bar or stop prevents the vehicle from sliding but forces it to tip over. The tipping point is shifted, so we must remember to take it into account in our calculations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below is live angle information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So here is the result. Thanks to the angle, and the width of the vehicle, with some calculations, we find the height of the center of gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ref<\/strong><\/td>V\u00e9hicule<\/strong><\/td>L width<\/strong><\/td>Z angle \u00b0<\/strong><\/td>Heigh G<\/strong><\/td>Stars<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
64007<\/td>Formule E Audi Sport ABT Lucas di Grassi, No.11<\/td>40,30<\/td>68,0<\/td>10,04<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61178<\/td>F1 Renault R30 Showcar 2010<\/td>42,60<\/td>69,0<\/td>10,08<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61102<\/td>BMW Sauber F107 Livery 2008 \u00ab\u00a0Nr.3\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>42,80<\/td>69,0<\/td>10,11<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61176<\/td>F1 Ferrari 2010 Fernando Alonso<\/td>40,90<\/td>68,0<\/td>10,16<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61094<\/td>McLaren-Mercedes MP4-22 Livery 2008 \u00ab\u00a0Nr.22\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>43,50<\/td>68,5<\/td>10,47<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61146<\/td>Spider Man \u00ab\u00a0Carnage Parasite RS\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>39,50<\/td>66,0<\/td>10,69<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61145<\/td>Spider Man Webslinger 6000<\/td>39,50<\/td>66,0<\/td>10,69<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61194<\/td>Cars 2 Francesco Bernoulli<\/td>45,90<\/td>69,0<\/td>10,71<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
64001<\/td>Francesco Bernoulli Neon<\/td>45,90<\/td>68,5<\/td>10,94<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61149<\/td>Chick Hicks<\/td>38,00<\/td>64,0<\/td>11,17<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61179<\/td>F1 Red Bull RB5 Sebastian Vettel Nr.15<\/td>41,60<\/td>65,0<\/td>11,60<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
64008<\/td>Formule E Venturi Racing Nick Heidfeld, No.23<\/td>40,15<\/td>64,0<\/td>11,69<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
64082<\/td>Flash McQueen Rust ece<\/td>40,90<\/td>64,0<\/td>11,87<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61147<\/td>Flash McQueen<\/td>41,55<\/td>64,0<\/td>12,03<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
61195<\/td>Finn Mcmissile<\/td>40,70<\/td>61,0<\/td>13,18<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
61118<\/td>AMG Mercedes C Klasse DTM 2007 Livery 2008 AMG-Mercedes Bank 2008 \u00ab\u00a0Bruno Spengler\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>43,35<\/td>62,5<\/td>13,18<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
61271<\/td>Audi A5 DTM Timo Scheider, No.4<\/td>44,60<\/td>63,0<\/td>13,26<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
61274<\/td>AMG Mercedes C-Coupe DTM Jamie Green, No.5<\/td>44,90<\/td>63,0<\/td>13,34<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
61193<\/td>Cars 2 Flash McQueen<\/td>44,90<\/td>63,0<\/td>13,34<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
61268<\/td>Mario Kart 7 – Yoshi<\/td>46,40<\/td>63,0<\/td>13,72<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
64084<\/td>Jackson Storm<\/td>46,95<\/td>63,0<\/td>13,86<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
61213<\/td>Citroen DS3 WRC 2011<\/td>41,50<\/td>59,5<\/td>14,12<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
61116<\/td>Audi A4 DTM 2008 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline \u00ab\u00a0M.Ekstr\u00f6m\u00a0\u00bb<\/td>43,20<\/td>60,0<\/td>14,37<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
61266<\/td>Mario Kart 7 – Mario<\/td>45,85<\/td>61,0<\/td>14,61<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
61239<\/td>MINI Countryman WRC Daniel Sordo \u00ab\u00a0No. 37\u00a0\u00bb, RMC 2012<\/td>42,80<\/td>59,0<\/td>14,76<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
64000<\/td>Flash McQueen Neon<\/td>44,55<\/td>60,0<\/td>14,76<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
61112<\/td>Porsche GT3 Polizei<\/td>40,40<\/td>57,0<\/td>15,02<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
61110<\/td>Carforce Rapier<\/td>46,50<\/td>60,0<\/td>15,32<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
61109<\/td>Carforce Predator<\/td>46,50<\/td>60,0<\/td>15,32<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
61037<\/td>MarioKart – Mario<\/td>49,50<\/td>61,0<\/td>15,62<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
61169<\/td>Volkswagen Race Tuareg 2 Rally Dakar 2009<\/td>46,20<\/td>55,0<\/td>18,07<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
61183<\/td>Martin<\/td>39,60<\/td>47,0<\/td>20,36<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
61170<\/td>BMW X3 CC Rally Dakar 2009<\/td>45,85<\/td>51,0<\/td>20,46<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
61286<\/td>Turtle Trike Raphael<\/td>44,90<\/td>49,0<\/td>21,42<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
61287<\/td>Turtle Trike Leonardo<\/td>44,90<\/td>49,0<\/td>21,42<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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