Thanks, How would I controll the motors seperitly? On May 22, 7:13 am, Frank Pittelli <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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