Chassis and steering team

Rear view of the entire vehicle on a turntable during the photo shoot

Mounting the steering wheel of the Nuevo35

Team description

The Chassis & Steering team is made up of bachelor engineers who are completing a master's degree as part of their qualification extension and support the project with their various specializations. The team is supervised by Dipl.-Ing. Stephan Gottlieb.

Steering

The mechanical front axle steering is currently being converted to an all-wheel steering system based on the steer-by-wire principle. This should enable an optimum steering angle in every driving situation as well as maximum maneuverability through modes such as crab steering and crabwalk.

Current steering

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Concept of the new all-wheel steering

Illustration of the all-wheel steering of a car: at low speed, the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction to the front wheels; at high speed, the rear wheels turn in the same direction as the front wheels.

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A 3D representation of a steering actuator with screw, gears and cylindrical housing with an exposed cross-section showing the internal parts.

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Chassis

The existing suspension of the Nuevo35 is converted to a push-rod suspension. The individual and precise tuning options of a push-rod chassis enable better handling to be achieved. The modification also reduces the height of the chassis construction for the future body.