[Steve Hills]

Hello gents. 
My thanks to Brian Rogers for bringing this to my attention. 
All the technical comments seem accurate to me.

Nonfractal: Alan, a good initial posting topic. 

CMOTD: The MT I braking is as you described, but not so for the MT II. 
Your idea that is has what you're describing about the progressive release is correct though.



To answer Alan's question "Are stationary wheels evidence that the car had come to a halt or that the car is skidding? "
Yes, if you have a way to measure the voltage on the motor, then, provided you're not using a short circuit brake, it will indicate the speed.
It won't of course apply to acceleration because, as you correctly point out, that would need sensors on the wheels. 
During braking however, if the motor stops there is no voltage, so the brake circuit can determine that and let the brakes go. 
It's not easy, but that's what I'm trying to perfect. 

In the designs for the new TruSpeed Apex controller, the brakes will have 4 functions. 

1. ATTACK      Rate at which the brakes are applied to the level set by the brake strength adjustment.
   
2. BRAKES      Braking strength.
   
3. HOLD          Speed at which the brakes will release.
   
4. DECAY         Rate at which the brakes will decrease once the HOLD level has been reached.
   

I know this may all sound complicated and unnecessary, but at the prototype stage all these will be available to test the viability. 

Let me know if I've left anything out. 

Regards,
Steve Hills.