Sentences with phrase «wheel steering angles»

Overall, dynamic all - wheel steering — with rear wheel steering angles of up to five degrees — makes it easy to maneuver when parking and offers precise and sporty steering on country roads and impressively comfortable steering on freeways.

At the highest lateral accelerations, near the physical limit, AHK reaches its maximum rear - wheel steering angle of 2 degrees — ten times more than the passive steering provides!

The rear wheels turn in the opposite direction of the front wheel steering angle to enhance agility, but at higher speeds the rear wheel steering angle follows the front wheels to smoothen out lane change maneuvers and bend negotiation.

Not exact matches

The car's driver sits at a 45 - degree angle while she drives, an angle determined by NASA to be optimal for driving, and the steering wheel has an embedded dock for your smartphone.

For example, an automobile may act as a Turing machine as it determines a new direction of travel from the angle of the steering wheel and its current direction.

If the car has a tilt steering wheel, make sure it is angled toward your breastbone, not your belly or head.

Some argue the rotating wheels act like a gyroscope to help the bicycle correct itself; others believe the «trail» (the angle between a bike's steering axis and its point of contact with the ground) forces the bike into a stabilizing turn.

Then he pulls up next to another vehicle, hits a button labeled «park assist,» and sits back passively while his Lexus turns the steering wheel, backs up at precisely the right angle, stops before it hits the curb, and neatly pulls itself into the open spot.

Its English director, Eran Creevy (Welcome To The Punch), handles this with due competence — screeching tires, growling engines, grips tightening on steering wheels, and windshields shattering into glass confetti, cut from the usual surfeit of angles.

Vehicle sensor inputs including steering wheel angle, lateral acceleration, yaw, and speed are monitored 100 times per second to determine where to allocate power.

As a result, the front wheels are not turned by mechanical inputs from the driver, but instead by a processor making angle adjustments based on the driver's steering input through the wheel.

When the tires get hot and the slip angles increase, you must work the wheel harder, but doing so is a pleasure thanks to the TT's variable - rate and effort electrohydraulic power steering.

Well, although the Envision is clearly a crossover, the behind - the - wheel experience feels vaguely like that of a minivan thanks to the seating position and steering wheel angle (overseas, it could easily be marketed as an «MPV» like the Mazda5).

It's a full drift - spec build with the requisite cage, wheels, and capacity for an insane steering angle.

Although you sit slightly higher in the 360 as compared to the F355, the newer car doesn't possess the angled steering wheel, which makes getting comfortable tricky.

Despite weighing almost 4400 lbs and power being sent to all four wheels, the steering is light and weights up nicely as the angle increases.

The Escape's cabin is full of angles and edges, including the rim of the steering wheel, which is uncomfortable to hold as a result.

My question is - can I fit a steering wheel angle / torque sensor to a particular car that itself has no ESP / ESC (Electronic Stability...

The car also features a flat - bottom steering wheel with the start / stop button integrated in it and a center stack angled towards the driver.

Software calculates the angle and torque applied to the steering wheel, data which is then sent to an electrical servomechanism to apply proportional force to the steering system itself.

The coupe's driving position — unlike the Mini's, in which the steering wheel is horizontally angled like the one in Ralph Kramden's bus — mandates a stretched - out, relaxed approach.

There's four - wheel drive with a twin - clutch rear diff that offers a proper torque vectoring system that takes into account throttle position, steering angle and road surface when distributing power across the rear axle and for the GSi it features a unique set of calibrations.

Its tall seating position, stubby nose, and steep windshield permit a great view out front, and the sharp steering angles afforded by a rear - wheel - drive chassis make for a relatively tight turning circle.

While lots of cars tell you the level of turbo boost and the engine oil pressure and temperature, the GT - R goes about twenty steps further, supplying occupants with transmission oil temperature and pressure; front / rear torque split for the all - wheel - drive system; front - to - back, side - to - side, and combined G force data, steering angle position, and a lap timing system.

AMG Ride Control adaptive damping is standard on the GT C Edition 50 and like the GT R, uses rear - wheel steering to improve both precision and stability, depending on the angle the rear wheels adopt in relation to those at the front - turning in the opposite direction up to 62mph, and in the same direction above that.

Torque - vectoring systems are intended to mitigate understeer while cornering by sending torque to the outer rear wheel based on inputs such as steering wheel angle, lateral acceleration, yaw and speed.

You really can commit down a tight, ragged, twisty UK road, feeling the V6 make the four - wheel - drive system work to distribute its power while you manage the car's angle with the throttle and steering, all while not worrying about potholes or wet and muddy sections of tarmac as you would in the Giulia.

The result is that a few hundred milliseconds after you turn in for a corner, the rear end turns more, making you dial out a bit of steering angle, then dial it back in once the rear wheels respond to the secondary input.

A computer continually analyzes tire slip, yaw rate, steering angle, and acceleration, among other signals, to manage when and how much torque is sent to the front wheels.

Perhaps the most serious flaw is the disturbing counter-action: when you turn the wheel, the wheel nudges back once it has reached the desired steering angle.

The steering should feel quick and meaty, with a high - ratio rack and a massive 11.5 degrees of castor angle resulting in strong self - centring and considerable negative camber as the outside front wheel steers.

The GTS also comes with a sports exhaust, torque vectoring — which during hard cornering takes yaw rate and steering angle data to dictate brake pressure on the inside wheels — and dynamic engine mounts.

Now, just the slightest movement of the steering wheel to the left to enter Turn 1 from the correct angle.

Usually it's pretty hideous as it can make the car feel as if it responds differently every time you turn the wheel, but the engineers claim this system is radically improved and offers more control and agility and requires less steering angle for any given corner.

But as more engine torque is called upon by the driver, the Haldex's electronic brain does the math by registering axle loads, tire slip and steering angle, then commands the fast - acting electro - hydraulic center differential to continuously vary torque distribution to enhance rear traction with a torque split that is biased to the rear wheels by as much as 100 percent.

The central seat (which we try in the R1 racecar) is much the better bet, not least because otherwise you sit at an angle, hips to the left of the steering wheel and legs having to feed to the right to the pedal set.

It's a single - seat race car with aerodynamically inspired «tunnels» through the bodywork, a driver's seat canted at a 45 - degree angle for better driver ergonomics, a built - in helmet with water and oxygen supplies for the driver, and a smartphone built into the steering wheel.

VW's «kill - switch» software, the EPA alleges, can determine whether or not a car is being tested by the steering wheel angle, the vehicle's speed and by barometric pressure, said Cynthia Giles, the agency's assistant administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

The steering wheel angle graph shows the travel the steering wheel makes throughout the whole maneuver.

Continuously monitors wheel speed, throttle position and steering - wheel angle sensors to determine the vehicle's conditions and driver's intent.

For the front wheels, multiply the lateral force with cos (delta) to allow for the steering angle.

For example, the enhanced Infiniti Direct Adaptive Steering ™ system allows independent control of the car's tire angle and steering inputs, transmitting the driver's intentions to the wheels faster than a mechanicalSteering ™ system allows independent control of the car's tire angle and steering inputs, transmitting the driver's intentions to the wheels faster than a mechanicalsteering inputs, transmitting the driver's intentions to the wheels faster than a mechanical system.

The sideslip angle has a negative impact on the steering response of a vehicle and the steering effort that is required to change direction: If a driver decides to change direction in a curve while the vehicle is subject to oversteer and turns the steering wheel, because of the sideslip angle the vehicle's longitudinal axis has to cross the current direction of motion first before the vehicle body actually changes direction.

Although not a «proper» modern stability control system, trace control monitors steering angle, throttle position and individual wheel speeds although there is no yaw input.

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Steering the rear wheels opposite from the front - wheels — even at only a small angle — can considerably reduce the turning radius and make parking and or taking short corners easier.

The steering angle (delta) is the angle that the front wheels make relative to the orientation of the car.

Depending on the steering angle and steering speed, accelerator pedal position, yaw rate and vehicle speed, PTV Plus optimizes steering response and precision by selectively applying brake pressure to the left or right rear wheel.

I'll just concentrate on the steering angle of the front wheel at the inside of the curve and ignore the wheel at the other side.

The rear axle steering system AKC ® changes the rear wheels» toe angle in such a way that a steering function ensues.