Maximum angle of rotation of front wheel:

Maximum rack travel

Arm Length

maximum rack travel

Maximum angle of rotation of front wheel= sin-1( )
Steering arm length
Arm length= 135 mm
Maximum rack travel= 70 mm
70
For our car, maximum angle of rotation of front wheel= sin-1( )
135
=310

Maximum turning radius of our car:

Maximum turning radius depends on maximum angle of rotation of front wheels.Maximum
average of rotation of front wheels is around degree.

Figure: Turning radius

It is clear from figure that front wheel has to turn with a larger turning radius than rear wheel. So,
the maximum turning radius of car ≈ maximum turning radius of front wheel.
 wheel base
Maximum turning radius =
sin(average front wheel rotation)
1750
Our car’s designed maximum turning radius = ≈ 3.5m
sin(30)

C-factor:
C-factor tells us about the amount of rack travel per rotation of steering wheel.
Our car’s designed C-factor = Π*(pitch diameter of pinion) = π*21.25=66.75 mm/360o

Steering ratio:
It is the ratio of amount of rotation of steering wheel to the amount of rotation of front wheel. So
the steering ratio tells us about how much we have to rotate our steering wheel for one-degree
rotation of front wheel.
360
Steering ratio= C−factor
sin−1 ( )
Arm length
360
Our car’s designed steering ratio = 66.75 ≈ 12:1
sin−1 ( )
135