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Originally Posted by Xist
So, if we make super-long mirrors, our cars will be more aerodynamic?  |
I think Kach22i has made a good list of 'practical' considerations for design.
Hucho would 'optimize' for a shape.As soon as a feature got drag to 'saturate,' he'd quit and move on to another feature.
*The mirror,1st of all,needs to provide the optical pathway we need for safe motoring.
*So the design needs to respect that.
*Manufacturers would target something like the 99th percentile for human factors in their design.
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*I have notice that,say for Toyota,many of their side-view mirrors are identical in 'design',but scaled for each vehicle 'size' as if respecting that a pair of ears on a mouse should be proportioned like a pair of ears on a deer.
*The Echo mirror looks just like a Corolla,Camry,Avalon,Tacoma,T-100,and Tundra,but a smaller size,as if the human eye behaved differently from vehicle to vehicle.
* I might install Echo mirrors on the T-100 and have basically the same optical performance,but with a smaller frontal area (CdA).
*A random thought is about the CLA 180 M-B Blue-efficiency car.It's Cd 0.22 side mirrors are lower drag than the other CLA cars.Whatever they've done would be a tip off to us as far as low drag mirror tech.
*Also check out the new VOLT/Enclave/FIT/Cadillac CTS/BMW/Lexus............