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REVIEW ON DESIGN OF STEERING SYSTEM FOR TWO SEATERELECTRIC
VEHICLE
Pravin Patil
1
, Tanmay Adhikari
2
, Sumedh Kadam
3
, Sahil Mankar
4
, Vaibhav Bhagat
5
1,2,3,4
B.E. Students, Automobile Engineering, PHCET RASAYANI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
5
Professor, Automobile Engineering, PHCET RASAYANI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
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Abstract - The EPS (electric power steering) system has
beenused to replace the conventional HPS (hydraulicpower
steering) system in vehicles. This systemassists the steering
effort of the driver using anelectric motor and gear force
reduction. In a previous study, an EPS control method was
proposed that used the driver's steering input torque and
vehicle velocity. In addition, many papers have introduced
estimation and controlmethods for the EPS motor's angular
velocity or angular torque to reduce the sense difference for
the HPS. Therefore, this paper proposes anadvanced control
strategy for EPS that uses the lateral force of the front wheels.
In addition, we experimented with this proposed control
algorithm using a simulation and confirmed that it reduced
the assist torque and saved motor power. Althoughit is difficult
to obtain the lateral wheel force of the tires for the proposed
method, it is able to reduce the torque ripple of the EPS
actuator, as well astroublesome problems with
steering wheelvibration. Moreover, this EPS control
strategy canimprove a vehicle's dynamic stability. Electric
power steering (EPS) systems have been used to replace
hydraulic power steering systems invehicles. How to enhance
the safety and reliability while reducing the manufacturing
cost of EPSsystems is still of strong interest to the automotive
industry. A theoretical analysis of four-wheel- steering
(4WS) cars is presented. A discussion of low speed
maneuvering shows why significantimprovements in parallel
parking cannot beexpected. Using the classical two degree-of
freedom "bicycle model" of the automobile, comparisons of
highway maneuverability are made between 4WS and FWS
(front-wheel steering) cars. The 4WSlateral response has less
phase lag, which permits rapid lane changes with less high
frequency motion of the steering wheel.
Key Words: steering system, vehicle dynamics,
Ackermann steering geometry, etc.
INTRODUCTION
Power steering systems for automobiles are becoming
ever more popular because they reduce steering efforts
of the drivers, especially during parking lot maneuver.
Hydraulic power steering has existed for many years
and is widely used. However, the efficiency of such
systems is low because of an engine driven hydraulic
pump whichruns all the time. The pump and associated
piping also take up space and assembly time. Electric
power steering (EPS), which use an electric motor with
an electronic controller, came to the market few years
ago. It solves the problems associated with the
hydraulic power steering. The motor only operates
when steering assistance is needed. Hydraulic pump
and piping are eliminated. The EPS also allows us to
adjust static toque boost curves by modifying software
in the electronic controllers without changing the
torsion bars. The static toque boost curves can be
alternated according to vehicle speed to improve
steering feel.
Literature review
K. Lohith, et al [1] author explained, in this project Maruti
Suzuki 800 is considered as a benchmark vehicle. The main
aim of this project is to turn the rear wheels out of phase to
the front wheels. The mechanism was modelled using CATIA
and the motion simulation was done using ADAMS. A
physical prototype was realized. The prototype was tested
for its cornering ability through constant radius test and was
found 50% reduction in turning radius as compared to two
wheel and the vehicle was operated at low speed of 10 kmph.
Zhao Xue-Ping, et al. [2] the authors first analyzed the
steering curve and the control of the current EPS system,
then proposed a power sinusoidal steering curve and
deduced a formula to calculate the reference torque. At last
experimental results had indicated the feasibility of
adjustable parameters and the effectiveness of deduced
formula. Although it is necessary to design a parametric
steering curves to replace the imitating one, which usually
needs plenty of prototype tests. The power sinusoidal
steering curve, the authors propose, is satisfying, and the
intensity of the steering feel E of this curve exists and
continues, which ensures smooth handling in all steering
torques.
André Murilo, et al. [3] authors presents, the design of a
parameterized model predictive controller forelectric power
assisted steering. Using the proposed exponential
parameterized MPC, it was possible to reduce computational
effort drastically to meet stringent real-time requirements.
Also, a Kalman Filter was included on the control strategyto