Development of four wheel steering system

  • Unique Paper ID: 144512
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 68-78
  • Abstract:
  • Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel (ship, boat) or vehicle (car, motorcycle, and bicycle) to follow the desired course. An exception is the case of rail transport by which rail tracks combined together with railroad switches provide the steering function. The most conventional steering arrangement is to turn the front wheels using a hand–operated steering wheel which is positioned in front of the driver, via the steering column, which may contain universal joints, to allow it to deviate somewhat from a straight line. Other arrangements are sometimes found on different types of vehicles, for example, a tiller or rear–wheel steering. Tracked vehicles such as bulldozers and tanks usually employ differential steering that is, the tracks are made to move at different speeds or even in opposite directions, using clutches and brakes, to bring about a change of course or direction.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 68-78

Development of four wheel steering system

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