At 11:31 AM 2/14/2006, you wrote: >>When I was looking into solving dynamics code, I saw that people >>were using ODE ... and similar dynamic engines to simulate >>motorcycle behavior; a cycle is almost the same code as a semi, >>with Very narrow wheel base, two fixed parts to the wheels and a pivot. > >Newton Dynamics Engine is more accurate than ODE and there is >a frontend called "Newton Playground" > >http://newton.delphigl.de/newtonplayground.html > >which helps assembling the Newton elements like joints, springs etc. looks very cool >In general these physics engines cannot emulate a bike with >a rider in motion, but they might bring more light into the >pedalling-steering-interference discussion. > >>Have there been reports from the people that have an oil damper >>on their pivot? > >Are there any? I remember seeing a very nicely finished yellow one with a damper, but it's not on your pages... Ray ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist //www.freelists.org/list/python Listmaster: Jürgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send an empty mail to python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. ============================================================