====== trapezoidal steering ======

^ Techniques infobox ^^
| Image | {{:archive:efsw-cart-2.jpg?240}} |
| designers | [[:user:tim|Timothy Schmidt]] |
| date | 2018 |
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| materials |  |
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| parts | [[:frames|Frames]], [[:bolts|Bolts]], [[:nuts|Nuts]], [[:end_caps|End caps]] |
| techniques | [[:bolting|Bolting]], [[:live_hinges|Live hinges]] |
| tools | [[:wrenches|Wrenches]] |
| git |  |
| files |  |
| suppliers |  |
| reversible | true |

[[:category:techniques|Category:Techniques]]

==== Introduction ====

A steering linkage is the part of an automotive steering system that connects to the front wheels.

==== Challenges ====

This configuration places a lot of stress on the wheel axles, which are essentially the fourth bar in a [[:four_bar_linkages|four bar linkage]].

==== Approaches ====

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==== References ====

  * [[http://www.xyzcargo.com/|XYZ Cargo]]
  * [[https://demonstrations.wolfram.com/CarSteeringWithATrapezoidalMechanism/|Car Steering with a Trapezoidal Mechanism]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackermann_steering_geometry|Wikipedia: Ackermann steering geometry]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering_linkage|Wikipedia: Steering linkage]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Automotive_steering_technologies|Wikipedia: Category: Automotive steering technologies]]

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