The easiest way to steer an armored car is using the motors just like a
tank. Forward on one side, reverse (or braked) on the other side to
turn. Tank-style steering on wheeled vehicles allow all axles to be
fixed in place, greatly simplifying the chassis design. Most of the
supply vehicles and armored cars used so far in battle use tank-style
steering.
If you want real steering, then you'll probably want to start with a
conventional parallel-rod steering arrangement. The two front wheel
axles are mounted on triangular assemblies. The axle comes out one of
the points of the triangle and two attachment points are located on the
other two points of the triangle. The triangle itself is mounted on a
pivot point (located on a line between the two attachment points) that
allows it to pivot front and back. Two parallel rods go across the
vehicle chassis connecting the attachment points on the left and right
wheels. The parallel rods and the two axle triangles form a
parallelogram, which forces both wheels to pivot the same amount
whenever one of the parallel rods is moved. Attach a strong servo or
motor to one of the rods to remote control the steering.
Frank P.
On 5/21/2011 5:25 PM, mike wrote:
Greetings everyone,
I am new here and am building my first ever RC armored car. I need a
little bit of help though. I cant figure out how to make a steering
asembaly.
The car is made out of 1/2 inch ply wood, and on the bottem (base) is
2 (1/2 + 1/2) sheets of plywood.
But I have no idea how to make the steering.
Some help would really be apreceated.
Thanks for your time.
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