• trash80@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    The axis of the motor doesn’t need to be parallel to the axis of the wheel.

    If the axis of the motor is vertical, you could use a ring and pinion gear to transfer the torque to the driveshaft running out to the wheel, and have the steering wheels pivot around the axis of the motor.

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          11 months ago

          I think they’re getting at the fact this design would generate massive amounts of torque steer. With the motor input vertical, any rotation will also try and change your steering direction.

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            11 months ago

            Driving the streering wheels exerts a force on the driving surface. That causes the steering wheels to have a tendency to toe in.

            Looking from the top, you could run the motor clockwise on the right side and anti-clockwise on the left to cancel some of that, but the motor has very little leverage compared to the wheels.