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4 Wheel Steering Systems (4WAS)

Sachin Saxena1, Vinay Kumar2, and Sarabjeet Singh Luthra3 Alok Kumar1
1.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Quantum School of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
2.Central Public Wealth Department, New Delhi, India.
3.Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.L.Polytechnic, Roorkee-Uttarakhand, India.

Abstract—This paper is all about 4-wheel steering system rather than 2-wheel steering as in conventional vehicles running in INDIA. A 4-wheel steering is completely different from a 4-wheel drive (in which each wheel is given power rather than to 2 wheels). A 4-wheel steering system is superior to a 2- wheel steering system. It reduces the turning radius as well as the space required for turning. It also enables to change road lane while driving even at high speed. This paper is under research in a university of Egypt. In this project we want to develop an electric car with the wheel rotation up to 90º for the cause –the parking problem faced in metro cities. This car will be a special utility vehicle which can run on 2-wheel steering as well as on 4-wheel steering.

Index Terms—2 Wheel steering system, 4 Wheel steering system, Turning radius

Cite:Sachin Saxena, Vinay Kumar, Sarabjeet Singh Luthra, and Alok Kumar, "4 Wheel Steering Systems (4WAS)," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Special Issue, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 213-218, January 2014.

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