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Steering — For other uses, see Steering (disambiguation). Part of car steering mechanism: tie rod, steering arm, king pin axis (using ball joints). Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel (ship … Wikipedia
steering — A mechanism for controlling the direction of a vehicle. See absorbing steering ackermann steering adjustable steering all wheel steering assisted steering axle and steering ball and nut steering ball steering … Dictionary of automotive terms
Ackermann steering geometry — is a geometric arrangement of linkages in the steering of a car or other vehicle designed to solve the problem of wheels on the inside and outside of a turn needing to trace out circles of different radii. It was invented by the Anglo German… … Wikipedia
Ackermann — Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning field . It is related to the word acre , and therefore Ackermann means fieldman .This is a list of people called Ackermann:*Anton Ackermann (1905–1973), German foreign minister *Dorothea Ackermann… … Wikipedia
Ackermann steering — A double pivoting steering system where the outer ends of the steering arms are bent slightly inward so that when the vehicle is making a turn, the inside wheel will turn more sharply than the outer wheel. This is done to compensate for the… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Ackermann — See Ackermann steering … Dictionary of automotive terms
Ackermann angle — The toe out or toe in of a vehicle with Ackermann steering when the wheels are positioned straight ahead … Dictionary of automotive terms
Ackermann axle — In a vehicle with Ackermann steering (at the front of the vehicle), it is a non rotating axle that is steerable and has two pivot points (one on each end of the axle) with vertical kingpins … Dictionary of automotive terms
double-pivot steering — Steering in which the steered wheels are pivoted on kingpins, which is the usual arrangement on motor vehicles. Also see ackermann steering single pivot steering … Dictionary of automotive terms
Geometria de Ackermann — Geometría de dirección de Ackermann. La geometría de dirección de Ackermann es una disposición geométrica de los vínculos que intervienen en la dirección de un automóvil u otro vehículo diseñado para resolver el problema de las ruedas en el… … Wikipedia Español
