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  1. Newsgroups: sci.electronics
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!convex!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!olesun!gcouger
  3. From: gcouger@olesun.okstate.edu (Gordon Couger)
  4. Subject: Re: Auto "tow" sensor idea needed
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan26.020517.20488@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu>
  6. Sender: news@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu (USENET News System)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: olesun.agen.okstate.edu
  8. Organization: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
  9. References: <43975@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
  10. Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 02:05:17 GMT
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  13. In article <43975@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> afong@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Krell Kraver) writes:
  14. >
  15. >I need help designing a "tow" sensor to add on to my existing car
  16. >alarm.
  17. >I can't use an ordinary tilt sensor either, since if I park on a
  18. >hill, it won't work!
  19. How about Hall effect sensors on the front & rear wheels. If one
  20. set turns and not the other you are being towed. They would also
  21. work for a skid and hydorplane sensor.
  22. Gordon
  23. Gordon Couger
  24. AB5Dg   Agriculture Engineering Oklahoma State University
  25. gcouger@olesun.agen.okstate.edu 405-744-6514 day 744-2794 evenings   
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