towing

The path a towed wheel takes — the towing generator

The front wheel is given a path; the rear one obeys a single equation — roll along your own heading, and stay attached. The rod is drawn every twelfth sample and is never imposed: the integrator carries the axle's position and heading and nothing else, and the distance from hitch to axle comes out constant to 1.4e-13 m over the whole run. The rear track cuts every corner, which is off-tracking, and it is the reason a long vehicle needs a wide turn.

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