RaceCarVehicleDynamicsWilliamF.MilikenandDouglasL.MilikenSteeringsystemsIntroductionThischapterbeginswithadiscussionofsteeringgeometry¡ªcasterangle,trail,kingpininclination,andscrubradius.ThenextsectiondiscussAckermanngeometryfollowedbysteeringracksandgears.Ridesteer(bumpsteer)androllsteerarecloselyrelatedtoeachother;withoutcompliancetheywouldbethesame.Finally,wheelalignmentisdiscussed.thischapteristiedtochapter17onsuspensiongeometry¨Cwhendesigninganewchassis,steeringandsuspensiongeometryconsiderationsarehighpriorities.19.1steeringgeometryThekingpininasolidfrontaxleisthesteeringpivot.Inmodernindependentsuspensions,introducedbyMauriceolleyatCadillacin1932,thekingpinisreplacedbytwo(ormore)balljointsthatdefinethesteeringaxis.Thisaxisisnotverticalorcenteredonthetirecontactpatchforanumberofreason.seefigure19.1toclarifyhowkingpinlocationismeasured.Infrontview,theangleiscalledkingpininclinationandtheoffsetofthesteeringaxisfromthecenterofthetireprintmeasuredalongthegroundiscalledscrub(orscrubradius).Thedistancefromthekingpinaxistothewheelcenterplane,measuredhorizontallyataxleheight,isthespindlelength.Insideviewthekingpinangleiscalledcasterangle;ifthekingpinaxisdoesnotpassthroughthewheelcenterthensideviewkingpinoffsetispresent,asinmostmotorcyclefrontends.Thedistancemeasuredonthegroundfromthesteeringaxistothecenterofthetireprintisthetrail(calledcasteroffsetinref.1)RaceCarVehicleDynamicsWilliamF.MilikenandDouglasL.MilikenSteeringsystemsIntroductionThischapterbeginswithadiscussionofsteeringgeometry¡ªcasterangle,trail,kingpininclination,andscrubradius.ThenextsectiondiscussAckermanngeometryfollowedbysteeringracksandgears.Ridesteer(bumpsteer)androllsteerarecloselyrelatedtoeachother;withoutcompliancetheywouldbethesame.Finally,wheelalignmentisdiscussed.thischapteristiedtochapter17onsuspensiongeometry¨Cwhendesigninganewchassis,steeringandsuspensiongeometryconsiderationsarehighpriorities.19.1steeringgeometryThekingpininasolidfrontaxleisthesteeringpivot.Inmodernindependentsuspensions,introducedbyMauriceolleyatCadillacin1932,thekingpinisreplacedbytwo(ormore)balljointsthatdefinethesteeringaxis.Thisaxisisnotverticalorcenteredonthetirecontactpatchforanumberofreason.seefigure19.1toclarifyhowkingpinlocationismeasured.Infrontview,theangleiscalledkingpininclinationandtheoffsetofthesteeringaxisfromthecenterofthetireprintmeasuredalongthegroundiscalledscrub(orscrubradius).Thedistancefromthekingpinaxistothewheelcenterplane,measuredhorizontallyataxleheight,isthespindlelength.Insideviewthekingpinangleiscalledcasterangle;ifthekingpinaxisdoesnotpassthroughthewheelcenterthensideviewkingpinoffsetispresent,asinmostmotorcyclefrontends.Thedistancemeasuredonthegroundfromthesteeringaxistothecenterofthetireprintisthetrail(calledcasteroffsetinref.1)RaceCarVehicleDynamicsWilliamF.MilikenandDouglasL.MilikenSteeringsystemsIntroductionThischapterbeginswithadiscussionofsteeringgeometry¡ªcasterangle,trail,kingpininclination,andscrubradius.ThenextsectiondiscussAckermanngeometryfollowedbysteeringracksandgears.Ridesteer(bumpsteer)androllsteerarecloselyrelatedtoeachother;withoutcompliancetheywouldbethesame.Finally,wheelalignmentisdiscussed.thischapteristiedtochapter17onsuspensiongeometry¨Cwhendesigninganewchassis,steeringandsuspensiongeometryconsiderationsarehighpriorities.19.1steeringgeometryThekingpininasolidfrontaxleisthesteeringpivot.Inmodernindependentsuspensions,introducedbyMauriceolleyatCadillacin1932,thekingpinisreplacedbytwo(ormore)balljointsthatdefinethesteeringaxis.Thisaxisisnotverticalorcenteredonthetirecontactpatchforanumberofreason.seefigure19.1toclarifyhowkingpinlocationismeasured.Infrontview,theangleiscalledkingpininclinationandtheoffsetofthesteeringaxisfromthecenterofthetireprintmeasuredalongthegroundiscalledscrub(orscrubradius).Thedistancefromthekingpinaxistothewheelcenterplane,measuredhorizontallyataxleheight,isthespindlelength.Insideviewthekingpinangleiscalledcasterangle;ifthekingpinaxisdoesnotpassthroughthewheelcenterthensideviewkingpinoffsetispresent,asinmostmotorcyclefrontends.Thedistancemeasuredonthegroundfromthesteeringaxistothecenterofthetireprintisthetrail(calledcasteroffsetinref.1)nodiagonalweightjackingwilloccur.3.Casterangleaffectssteer-camberbut,unlikekingpininclination,theeffectisfavorable.Withpositivecasterangletheoutsidewheelwillcamberinanegativedirection(topofthewheeltowardthecenterofthecar)whiletheinsidewheelcambersinapositivedirection,againlearningintotheturn.Inskidrecovery,¨Doppositelock¡¬(steeroutoftheturn)isusedandinthiscasethesteer¨Ccamberresultingfromcasterangleisinthe¨Dwrong¡¬directionforincreasedfronttiregrip.conveniently,thisconditionresultsfromverylowlateralforceattherearsolargeamountsoffrontgriparenotneeded.4.Asdiscussedinchapter2,tireshavepneumatictrailwhicheffectivelyaddsto(andathighslipAnglessubtractsfrom)themechanicaltrail.Thistireeffectisnonlinearwithlateralforceandaffectssteeringtorqueanddriverfeel.Inparticular,thefactthatpneumatictrailapproacheszeroasthetirereachesthelimitwillresultinloweringtheself-centerin