KINEMATIC SYNTHESIS OF CENTRAL-LEVER STEERING MECHANISM FOR FOUR WHEEL VEHICLES

Authors

  • Santiranjan Pramanik Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Lavale, Mulshi, Pune, Maharashtra 412115, India Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Military Engineering, Old Mumbai - Pune Hwy, Dapodi, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra 411031, India
  • Sukrut Shrikant Thipse The Automotive Research Association of India, Survey No.102, Paud Road, Rambaug Colony, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 411038, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2020.60.0252

Keywords:

Ackermann steering, four-wheel vehicle, Hooke and Jeeves method, compound steering mechanism, unsymmetrical mechanism, steering error, crossed four-bar mechanism

Abstract

A central lever steering mechanism has been synthesized to obtain five precision points for a four-wheel vehicle using Hooke and Jeeves optimization method. This compound mechanism has been studied as two identical crossed four-bar mechanisms arranged in series. The optimization has been carried out for one crossed four-bar mechanism only instead of the entire mechanism. The number of design parameters considered for the optimization is two. The inner wheel has been considered to rotate up to 52 degrees. The steering error, pressure angle and mechanical advantage of the proposed mechanism have been compared with those achieved by the Ackermann steering mechanism. The proposed mechanism has less steering error, more favourable pressure angle and increased mechanical advantage. The method of compounding the mechanism is also applicable when the central lever is offset from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2020-07-01

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

4. ddd

How to Cite

Pramanik, S., & Thipse, S. S. (2020). KINEMATIC SYNTHESIS OF CENTRAL-LEVER STEERING MECHANISM FOR FOUR WHEEL VEHICLES. Acta Polytechnica, 60(3), 252-258. https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2020.60.0252