Active Steering Wheel System for Ultra-Compact Mobility Vehicles: Operability Evaluation with Steering Burden in Various Drivers

• Published in: Journal of robotics and mechatronics Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 1169 - 1177
• Main Authors: Uchino, Daigo, Hirai, Takamasa, Arai, Shugo, Ikeda, Keigo, Kato, Taro, Liu, Xiaojun, Endo, Ayato, Kato, Hideaki, Narita, Takayoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Fuji Technology Press Co. Ltd 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Automobiles; Control algorithms; Electric vehicles; Inverse kinematics; Kinematics; Muscles; Robotics

In ultra-compact electric vehicles, the satisfactory installation of an assist mechanism for steering operation is difficult. To address this problem, in this paper, we propose an active steering wheel system in which the steering wheel and tires are electrically connected, without a mechanical conn...