Since motorized vehicles are on the road, they all have an element to steer the vehicle. At the beginning it was a pure mechanical connection steering wheel – steering column – steering gear – front axle – front wheel. In the 50’s of last century the first systems of steering assistance were developed and introduced into the market. A hydraulic system supported the driver to turn the steering wheel with lower torque, so especially steering at low speed became more convenient. To reduce the fuel consumption of the vehicles the hydraulic system was replaced by electrical systems in the 90’s. Beside torque assistance, almost 10 years ago angle assistance was introduced to steering systems.
Active Steering Wheel, a new solution to implement active steering functionality into a vehicle
Proceedings
2014-07-19
16 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Active steering wheel, a new solution to implement active steering functionality into a vehicle
Automotive engineering | 2014
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