Motor braking.

[zeropointbug]

Yeah, it's not true ABS (like the Quark), it's just the controllers algorithm controlling it. It knows how fast the rotor is spinning, etc.... there is a minimum rpm the motor can spin when shorted anyways.

It is quite simple how it would 'detect' the rotor rpm, it's just a matter of making a good algorithm to do some braking magic. I imagine that controllers only use a fraction of the motor braking resistance.

[GriffinRU]

Originally Posted by zeropointbug

Yeah, it's not true ABS (like the Quark), it's just the controllers algorithm controlling it. It knows how fast the rotor is spinning, etc.... there is a minimum rpm the motor can spin when shorted anyways.

It is quite simple how it would 'detect' the rotor rpm, it's just a matter of making a good algorithm to do some braking magic. I imagine that controllers only use a fraction of the motor braking resistance.

Of course controllers do simple things, we do not have individual sensors and brakes per wheel, but idea is the same.
And check your last statement, because it is the motor which stops the vehicle not the ESC or Battery

[zeropointbug]

Originally Posted by GriffinRU

Of course controllers do simple things, we do not have individual sensors and brakes per wheel, but idea is the same.
And check your last statement, because it is the motor which stops the vehicle not the ESC or Battery

I know that, I was stating that it's up to the controller to do good braking, as many ppl here know that different controllers have much different braking characteristics.

[zeropointbug]

The software engineers of the controllers are putting 'assumptions' into the algorithms, if you catch what I mean? It's hard to explain this. But also, maybe it's monitoring current levels, and there is a max?

A simple braking alg. would prob do some pretty decent braking effect. But who knows how sophisticated they are, or maybe they are simpler than one might think?

[GriffinRU]

Originally Posted by zeropointbug

The software engineers of the controllers are putting 'assumptions' into the algorithms, if you catch what I mean? It's hard to explain this. But also, maybe it's monitoring current levels, and there is a max?

A simple braking alg. would prob do some pretty decent braking effect. But who knows how sophisticated they are, or maybe they are simpler than one might think?

I don't think so, but it is Ok to assume that :)

[zeropointbug]

what do you mean?

[zeropointbug]

NVM then