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  • Michael Schumacher's Benetton Steering Wheel -- Ser# 159/F1-001
  • Unbelievable! -- Can a Custom-Molded Steering Wheel be THIS Good!?!?
  • Steering Wheel Feedback Improves Signal-to-Noise Ratios
  • Power Steering Ruins Steering Feel
  • Friction Circle Is Backwards -- At Least as Far as YOU are Concerned.
  • Fuzzy Dice Paradigm for Visualizing the Friction Circle
  • Vibration Canceling Steering Wheel Grip & Other Design Factors
  • Custom-Molded Steering Wheel Grips - Discoveries
  • 54% Less Effort When Using a Custom Molded Steering Wheel -- EMG Tests Show
  • Psychology of Changing a Paradigm in Racing Steering Wheels
  • Looks Are Deceiving When Creating Custom Molded Steering Wheels
  • Traiing Program for Molding Steering Wheels

Looks Can Be Deceiving -- Creating Custom-Molded Grips...Not So Easy After All

While custom-molded steering wheel inventor, Ed Dellis, was busy developing the Industrial Ergonomics division, drivers asked their teams to mold their wheels.  But, without 826+ grips of experience to draw upon, results at these top teams were "mixed" and some where dangerous. 

For aesthetics, teams resorted to mildly molded grips that were an improvement over leather -- or suede -- but they weren't fully optimized to each driver's individual anatomical requirements, and certainly not for their steering technique.

Top F1 and IndyCar teams discover that making custom-molded steering wheel grips involves nuance that escapes first-time designers.  

Only though use can areas in need of re-design manifest.



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