[ODE] Bike simulation

[Gary R. Van Sickle]

> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Aanand Narayanan.P.P wrote:
> 
> >             Did anybody try to do a Bike simulation using ODE?
> 
> Here's a picture of the bike I described in my last message...
> 
> http://www.natew.com/juice/images/motorcycle.png
> 
> The object sticking up from the bike at a funny angle represents the
> rider's torso.  It's hinged so it can move side-to-side to lean the bike
> into a turn.  The red object is a slider for the forks, the steering hinge
> is the yellow object behind it.  The yellow thing sticking out of the
> bottom of the bike is the rear swingarm pivot.  
> 
> Spherical tires.  Looks goofy, but that was easier than implementing
> collision detection for toroids. :-)
> 

I had a bike just like that when I was a kid. ;-)

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer.  Patriot.