Open AccessRack and Pinion Steering System Design for a Passenger Car
Author(s) -
Andrei-Constantin SOFIAN,
Bogdan Manolin JURCHIȘ,
Mădălin Florin Popa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the annals of "dunărea de jos" university of galaţi. fascicle ix, metallurgy and material science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2668-4756
pISSN - 2668-4748
DOI - 10.35219/mms.2021.4.14
Subject(s) - rack , steering system , ackermann function , kinematics , automotive engineering , steering wheel , pinion , engineering , automotive industry , process (computing) , work (physics) , software , computer science , mechanical engineering , inverse , physics , mathematics , classical mechanics , aerospace engineering , operating system , programming language , geometry
The steering system plays a crucial role in the stability of the automobile, especially in the safety of the passengers and pedestrians. The aim of this work is to design a rack and pinion steering system that could equip a passenger car. In this process, many parameters are considered for the correct and effective directional response behavior of the vehicle. 2D models were sketched to validate the kinematic algorithm calculus used to optimize and refine the dimensions of the components of the steering system. After a satisfactory Ackermann percentage was achieved, steering system is designed and analysed in one of the most used CAD and CAE software in automotive, CATIA.