dead zone settings

[steve30b]

what do the dead zone settings do on the g-25 set up section
accelerator dead zone
brake dead zone...
not just for scc but most games seem to have this setting to adjust.

 

[jjaisli]

It makes it less sensitive as it gives an area of free play. In general most (real) cars have a small deadzone on the steering wheel (dead on center) and in the pedals for the first 1/2 cms of travel. Otherwise most people driving down the road would be oscillating left and right while trying to drive straight.

 

[drivatar]

In general most (real) cars have a small deadzone on the steering wheel (dead on center)

If real cars have a deadzone, it's not intentionally. It's wear or a constraint of the construction.

You have effects of torsion in the steering system but that's no real deadzone.

Deadzone means: Up to a certain value the output is 0.
If you have a deadzone of 10% all input to your device up 10% of the complete range generates an output of 0.
Deadzone can also happen at the other end of the range. All Input above 90% produces max. Output.

In some games you can adjust those values. SHIFT e.g. has terrible default values.

 

[jjaisli]

That's not exactly true drivatar. Almost all road cars have a small deadzone on center in the steering. And have you ever pushed the gas pedal of a Mercedes (pre 2005) just a cms. It does almost nothing.

 

[drivatar]

I wasn't talking about pedals, sorry if this wasn't clear.

You suggested there would a deadzone in the steering on purpose to be able to drive straight. I can't agree to that. Doing that would be dangerous.

The steering is elastic and non-linear but that's not a deadzone.
If there is a deadzone it's because of wear or a constraint of the construction.

And have you ever pushed the gas pedal of a Mercedes (pre 2005) just a cms. It does almost nothing.

If it's doing only almost nothing it's not a deadzone , but pedals have an intentional dead zone.