Raven Releases New, Simplified Mobile Steering System.SIOUX FALLS Sioux Falls, city (1990 pop. 100,814), seat of Minnehaha co., SE S.Dak., on the Big Sioux River; settled 1856, inc. as a village 1877, as a city 1883. Settlers abandoned the site in 1862 because of Native American raids, but with the establishment (1865) of Fort , S.D. -- Raven Industries announces the release of their newest assisted steering system steering system, in automobiles, steering wheel, gears, linkages, and other components used to control the direction of a vehicle's motion. Because of friction between the front tires and the road, especially in parking, effort is required to turn the steering wheel. , the QuickTrax system. This system offers all of the same great features as the standard SmarTrax steering system, such as hands-free steering, quick line acquisition, and sub-meter and decimeter dec·i·me·ter n. Abbr. dm A metric unit of length equal to one-tenth (10-1) of a meter. Noun 1. decimeter - a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter decimetre, dm modes, but with a much improved and simpler installation than the standard hydraulic valve system. Utilizing an electric motor drive and attached directly to the steering wheel, the QuickTrax system provides an easy solution for almost all steering applications. Standard hand tools are all that is needed to complete an installation and mobility from one machine to another is now easy to achieve. QuickTrax can be used as a sub-meter system when coupled with a 10 Hz (or faster) sub-meter receiver, such as the Raven Phoenix 200 GPS receiver. It can also operate in decimetric mode when coupled with a high accuracy receiver like the Raven Phoenix 300 DGPS (Differential GPS) See GPS augmentation system. receiver and a Raven DGPS Enhancer. According to Marlin Melander, Marketing Manager for Raven Flow Controls, "The addition of QuickTrax to our line-up will provide the producer with an easy-to-install and operate assisted steering system. It will also allow the user to move the kit from machine to machine, thus reducing the need to purchase additional systems for other vehicles." QuickTrax is now available from authorized Raven distributors and dealers. For a directory of Raven Distributors, please visit the Raven Precision Solutions web site at www.ravenprecision.com. Celebrating 50 years of business innovation, Raven Industries was founded in Sioux Falls, SD in 1956, as a manufacturer of high-altitude research balloons for NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and the American space program. From a single product line, they have evolved into a successful, diversified manufacturer publicly traded on NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on (RAVN RAVN Robust ACC Virtual Network (USAF) RAVN Regimental Aviation ). Raven Industries' Flow Controls Division has provided precision solutions to the agriculture market for more than 25 years. From flow controls to high accuracy GPS and steering systems, Raven leads the way in integrating technology for today's agricultural market. |
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