steering axis

  • 1steering axis — The line through the center of the ball joints in a front suspension system. The line that intersects the upper and lower steering pivots on a steered wheel. Also see kingpin axis …

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  • 2steering axis inclination — (SAI) See kingpin inclination …

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  • 3Steering — 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 …

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  • 4axis — The centerline, whether real or imaginary, around which a thing rotates. Also see cam ground piston eccentric bolt hotchkiss drive kingpin axis kingpin inclination moment of inertia pivot axis roll axis self al …

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  • 5Steering damper — A steering damper, steering stabiliser or sprint damper is a damping device designed to inhibit an undesirable, uncontrolled movement or oscillation of a motorcycle steering mechanism (a phenomenon known in the motorcycling community as wobble ,… …

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  • 6axis inclination — See steering axis inclination swivel axis inclination …

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  • 7steering knuckle angle — The angle formed between the steering axis and the center line of the spindle. This angle is sometimes referred to as the included angle …

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  • 8Steering law — The steering law is a predictive model of how quickly one may navigate, or steer , through a 2 dimensional tunnel. The tunnel can be thought of as a path or trajectory on a plane that has an associated thickness or width, where the width can vary …

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  • 9axis in peritrochio — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… …

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  • 10steering wheel torque — the torque applied to the steering wheel about its axis of rotation …

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