Electrical Differential in a delta geometry vehicle: a new approach
The paper discussed about improvement in the steering ability of the vehicle by reducing slip of rear wheels by the use of electrical differential system controlled by the rotating steering wheels.
Problem Statement :
The most basic and the foremost problem is the slipping of the tire when a vehicle is steered. Tire slip is very important tire characteristic. Apart from the prior motive to reduce tire slip, other issues of concern are slow response of the mechanical linkage system, non-reliability on mechanical components as they are subjected to wear and tear, increase in weight of the vehicle due to use of bulky components used to.
Safeguard their wreckage and coverage of a larger area by large components making it more congesting and complicated to set up. With the use of a better substitute which can take care of all these problems a vehicle would improve by a very appreciable margin. Thus electrical components are the most favourable substitutes. Electrical components are very light compared to bulky mechanical linkages, they are more reliable and in case of circuit failures fault may be easily found as circuits are lesser complicated compared to the complex and congested mechanical set ups