Active suspension a la early 90s F1 on water...

[djb]

Hello you lot, don't know how many of you are around from when I used to be on here, but thought you'd get a kick out of this.
Was watching a fun science show called Daily Planet and they had a piece about a guy in San Francisco who had built a few double pontoon boats with essentially active suspension like the active f1 years, same concept.
As soon as I saw it, I thought of the Williams.
Apparently it works very well, with an actuator at the front and back of each pontoon.

I never come here any more, but thought you'd find it interesting.
Not sure if you can find it online, I'll take a look.
Cheers to any of you old timers from here.

[djb]

An earlier version, smaller prototype, not what I saw on the show, but gives you the idea.

Just an interesting different application of the basic concept, which I always figured came from thinking of how we use our legs as active suspension when downhill skiing.

https://youtu.be/m7adsx4hvks

[djinvicta]

Hallo djb, where you been then? Some of us have missed you...

[djb]

Originally Posted by djinvicta

Hallo djb, where you been then? Some of us have missed you...

Hi, just busy with life, still follow motorsport just as much but have very much returned to my other passion, bicycling, when it comes to forum internet time (and I find one must limit this to a certain extent, so biking it is for me now)

Oh, and I forgot to make a Nigel Mansell joke that he'd easily fit into this boat, even at his age now......