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The only IR pyrometer head I can find that reads in roughly the right temp range (that isn't hellishly expensive) is this one from Omega: http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=OS136&Nav=temj09 It's still nearly $200 though, and only reads to 1000F, which might be slightly low for a heavy race c...

What about using a linear distance sensor on the rack itself? Optical's the easiest, although an LVDT or linear potentiometer might give more precise high-rate data. An initial calibration of the steering angle-to-rack position curve would be required, but I would think you'd only need to do it once...

Hi all, I'm a 9-time LeMons vet who recently moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth area (hopefully for the long term). I'm planning on setting up my next LeMons project (whatever that may be) as a testbed for my forthcoming RC/P DatAq system, and I'm looking at perhaps getting into some more NASA events in...