[urq] Symmetrical All Wheel Drive

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I believe it runs on the Incompatible Time Sharing System (ITS) developed at 
MIT in the 60's. That was a sequential system, which would simulate "real 
time" AWD by allocating a split second of drive to each wheel in sequence. To 
the driver, the AWD seems to have all four wheels engaged simutaneously, but 
in reality it is just a trick of the PDP-10 processor controlling the system. 
Thus my "one wheel drive" hypothesis lives.

I am such a geek :)

Quoting Charles Baer <charlie at istari.com>:

> Nahh guys, the new commercials just have me wondering about an asymmetrical
> driveline vs asymmetrical torque bias....
> 
> What really got me curious was those subies that had "Real-time 
> AWD"....I wanted
> to see a "time-sharing AWD" system, ( I probably would have killed to 
> see a working
> "batch-mode" driveline).
> 
> Charlie
> 
> Marc Salamone wrote:
> 
> >I thik it is really one wheel drive:
> >
> >"Transfers power from the WHEEL which slips to the WHEEL that grips"
> >
> >It is symmetrical in relation to the one driven wheel :-)
> >
> >  - Marc
> >
> >2004 R32 Silver - Unbelievable! 
> >1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (The heavy hauler) 
> >1990 Audi 90q20v Pearl (The daily driver)
> >1984 GTI - Black (Road/Track/AutoX) - Rebuild in progress.
> >1983 Audi Ur-quattro - Total Restoration in progress
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com]On
> >>Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
> >>Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:41 AM
> >>To: Bill Bennett; urq at audifans.com
> >>Subject: Re: [urq] Symmetrical All Wheel Drive
> >>
> >>
> >>Isn't it just marketing BS (well most terms are, I guess) to describe 
> >>longitudinal motor with no transfer cases and such - just like 
> >>quattro...???
> >>
> >>Brandon
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>From: "Bill Bennett" <ur.quattro at verizon.net>
> >>To: <urq at audifans.com>
> >>Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 10:09 PM
> >>Subject: [urq] Symmetrical All Wheel Drive
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Query? if slewbaru has symmetrical all wheel drive (As Seen On 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>TV!!) how 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>can it turn in a corner? just wondering.
> >>>  Billy Ray Bob
> >>>
> 


Marc
'83 Urq
'84 VW GTI
'90 90q20v
'96 Grand Cherokee
'04 R32