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I want to know a little about rear-wheel steering mechanisms. Basically, my interest is in the relative losses (due to slip angles) on the front wheels of these vehicle...whether they would be expected to be more, and if yes how?
In the end, i want to design a steering mechanism for a 3-wheel vehicle, with two wheel at the front and one at the back (this is a confiiguration that i have been assigned). I was thinking of having the rear wheel steered (and powered). But, I couldn't find much about effect of turning on the front tires. They would be independant of each other. For an ackerman equivalent, I was thinking that the ideal configuration would be when, during turning, the perpendicular from the rear wheel should meet at the perpendicular of the front wheel...which in this case, would always happen. But when I try to visualize this scenario, it seems as though, there would be a lot of slip...
Make me wise! Thanks!
In the end, i want to design a steering mechanism for a 3-wheel vehicle, with two wheel at the front and one at the back (this is a confiiguration that i have been assigned). I was thinking of having the rear wheel steered (and powered). But, I couldn't find much about effect of turning on the front tires. They would be independant of each other. For an ackerman equivalent, I was thinking that the ideal configuration would be when, during turning, the perpendicular from the rear wheel should meet at the perpendicular of the front wheel...which in this case, would always happen. But when I try to visualize this scenario, it seems as though, there would be a lot of slip...
Make me wise! Thanks!