Regenerative trailer braking system??

[IC2]

Originally Posted by rarebear.nm

I would take exception with how you think most towables are used. When traveling with our 5th we seldom stay put anywhere for more than a couple of nights, many one night setups. I installed solar and it has provided 100% of our 12 volt power needs for several years. Converters are turned off. I know plenty of TT owners who move frequently.

As I said above I could less about the money side of this, it's only a concept. Could it be done and not why not.

In the years I ran software development projects I liked to hire younger people because they did not know something could not be done and then we got it done. The older folks usually told me why not.

I guess you read more into my comments then I intended.

[rarebear.nm]

Ok, I agree that this is not practical for the average RV owner. Most seem to want lots of blitz and price points while being mostly blind to build quality and the various systems making up an RV.

Over the years I've liked to toy with many seemly strange or edge ideas. Some come to be products and others never make it past the first hour or so of thought. I don't really care either way.

[mobilemike]

Originally Posted by rarebear.nm

As I said above I could less about the money side of this, it's only a concept. Could it be done and not why not.

In the years I ran software development projects I liked to hire younger people because they did not know something could not be done and then we got it done. The older folks usually told me why not.

Fortunately the primary driver in concept development is financial. Otherwise there would be wild speculation and out of control wastage of funds.
Encompassed in the financial are important considerations
Is there a market.
Can the market support r&d and initial funds.
Can the product be produced at market expenses.
Can the initial market support second and third generation development.

The young people you hired had no concept of fiscal responsibility. So their ideas were not restrained by that.
It is what is known as the shotgun approach. Throw a thousand ideas at the wall and see what sticks. When 2 or 3 actually work out they call the method a success.
However a more controlled approach may only yield 10 ideas of which 2 or 3 work. It is much less flamboyant but the results are just as good.

[rarebear.nm]

Originally Posted by mobilemike

Fortunately the primary driver in concept development is financial. Otherwise there would be wild speculation and out of control wastage of funds.
Encompassed in the financial are important considerations
Is there a market.
Can the market support r&d and initial funds.
Can the product be produced at market expenses.
Can the initial market support second and third generation development.

The young people you hired had no concept of fiscal responsibility. So their ideas were not restrained by that.
It is what is known as the shotgun approach. Throw a thousand ideas at the wall and see what sticks. When 2 or 3 actually work out they call the method a success.
However a more controlled approach may only yield 10 ideas of which 2 or 3 work. It is much less flamboyant but the results are just as good.

Thank you for your Business 101 lesson.

Since this idea is for nothing more than a mental exercise I really do not to and don't need to care about the business success of this idea. I will never take the next step much less take it to market. I go though many ideas that I treat the same way, it's all for the fun of the ideas.

As for my software development team it was a government project and had a must build status. Thus market and profit issues had zero to do with the process. The only measure of success was it had to work as required and was on time. Which it did on both accounts.