Tech Tip: Steering Geometry

Tech Tip: Steering Geometry Designing Steering Geometry When you're designing steering kinematics, the goal is to orient the tire to the road in the optimal orienta- tion. But, how do you know the optimal orientation? Tire data, of course! One of the basic decisions when designing a steer- ing system is how much Ackermann you want. The answer to this is determined directly by the tire char- acteristics, and you can answer this question by us- ing OptimumT in a clever way.

• angle plot- ted against the ackermann steering angle
• steer- ing system
• ideal steering geometry of static toe
• steering geometry
• ideal slip angle
• front wheels
• tire
• weight transfer
• angles