I'm trying to develop a car driving game using a steering wheel.I am
recieving two signals indicating the position and torque from the
steering wheel.I want to know how the power steering feature depends on
these two signals.what impact the torque signal has on the wheel's
turning control.Does the torque decide the angle of turning or the
speed of turning.what does the torque signal indicate.
I would also like to know how the power steering feature depends on the
vehicle speed.Does the sensitivity of the power steering change with
vehicle speed .If so how ?
MasterBlaster - 30 May 2005 09:03 GMT
> I'm trying to develop a car driving game using a steering wheel.I am
> recieving two signals indicating the position and torque from the
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> vehicle speed.Does the sensitivity of the power steering change with
> vehicle speed .If so how ?
Are you talking about normal hydraulic power steering, or is this part
of a mechanic's exam where you have to describe how electric power
steering works?
anilmanual@gmail.com - 30 May 2005 09:10 GMT
I talking about the electronic power steering.
I am
recieving two signals indicating the position and torque from the
steering wheel.I want to know how the power steering feature depends on
these two signals.what impact the torque signal has on the wheel's
turning control.Does the torque decide the angle of turning or the
speed of turning.what does the torque signal indicate.
Don Stauffer - 30 May 2005 16:13 GMT
> I'm trying to develop a car driving game using a steering wheel.I am
> recieving two signals indicating the position and torque from the
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> vehicle speed.Does the sensitivity of the power steering change with
> vehicle speed .If so how ?
Until we get to true steer-by-wire, the front steering angle of the
wheel plane is proportional (or approximately so) to the angle through
which the wheel and shaft are turned. The torque merely determines how
fast you turn the wheel and how much effort you need to put into it.
The torque per degree of movement does depend on vehicle speed, wieght
on front wheels, and front end geometry (caster, etc.). But the road
wheel plane still turns proportional to shaft movement with the
correction that the ackerman angles figured in. That is, with no
ackerman, the wheel angle is close to steering wheel displacement.
At racing speeds one can almost ignore the non-proportionality built in
to aid parking on some cars.