1. DESIGN OF STEERING SYSTEM OF SELU MINI BAJA CAR
Benjamin Genre
Advisor: Dr. Ho-Hoon Lee

2. Design Goal
To create a C-Program capable of determining the steering error of a Mini Baja car.
Mini Baja Car

3. Importance of Steering Design
Plays important role in car’s maneuverability.
Reduces skidding and wear of tires.

4. Resources of Design
Paper already previously written by Alfred Showers, Ho-Hoon Lee, and Cris Koutsougeras.
Determined use of commercially available rack and pinion system and steering knuckle assembly.
Use of Ackermann principle of steering design.
Computation of steering error.
Rack and Pinion steering system

5. Rack and Pinion Composed of two gears.
Use of rotational motion to create linear motion.
Most common type of system.
Rack and Pinion steering system

6. Ackermann Steering Principle
States the geometric arrangement of all the axial lines in the steering of a car should meet at a point.

7. Steering Error Steering error will be inevitable.
Goal is to minimize error by finding ideal distance from the front axle to the steering rack axis.

8. Creating a Steering Error Program
Frame dimensions not yet determined.
Use of program such as Visual Studios.
User will only have to input the specific parameters of a vehicle to be give the steering error.
Will help in determining best commercially available steering system to be used.

9. Deliverables Dates Deliverables February 24th-March 10th
Study research paper and begin outlining program
March 11th – March 31st
Begin writing program.
April 1st-April 14st
Test program with frame design teams current design and measurements
April 15nd – April 23th
Research possible steering assemblies and estimate cost.
April 23rd – May 3rd
-Finalize program and calculate optimal distance from the front axle to the steering rack axis for both frame designs.
-Determine the best commercially available steering systems to be used.

10. References
[1] Alfred Showers and Ho-Hoon Lee. (Vol.2 - Issue 10 (October ) ) . " Design of the Steering
System of an SELU Mini Baja Car ", International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology
(IJERT) , ISSN: ,

11. Questions?