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IJRET: International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308
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SERVOMOTOR BASED ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM IN
FOUR-WHEELER VEHICLES BY MEANS OF AN
ACCELEROMETER
Ronauk Kumar Maharana
B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Abstract
In Olden Days Steering Mechanisms Developed To Turn A Vehicle At A Certain Radius While Negotiating A Turn Had A Greater
Steering Gear Ratio. For A Small Rotation Of The Steering Gear The Steering Wheel Had To Be Given A Greater Effort For
Larger Degree Of Rotation Than That Of The Steering Gear Inorder To Develop Torque For Turning The Vehicle. To Reduce The
Effort At The Steering Wheel, Power Steering Was Developed In The 18th
Century. It Not Only Made Steering Easier But Also
Increased The Accuracy In Steering A Four Wheeled Vehicle. Precision Turning In Four Wheeled Vehicles Not Only Prevents The
Vehicle From Skidding But Also Prevents Road Accidents. Various Other Mechanisms Were Also Established For Reducing The
Steering Effort And Precision Turning Including Hydraulics As Well As Electronic Type. Taking Into Account The Various
Systems Of Steering As Well As Using A Bit Of Electronics And Microcontroller Application A Modern Technique Can Be
Developed Using A Servomotor, An Accelerometer And A Microprocessor For An Increased Precision In Steering Of A Vehicle
Which May Be Termed As The “Accelerometer Driven Servomotor Based Steering Gear” Or “A.S. Steering Gear”. In This
Paper, I Shall Discuss How To Use An Accelerometer To Control A Servomotor Inorder To Help In Steering Of A Vehicle By
Means Of Basic Microcontroller Applications And Programming.
Keywords— Servomotor, Accelerometer, Fundamental Law Of Correct Gearing, Steering Gear Ratio,
Microprocessor, Analog To Digital Conversion, Pulse Width Modulation, Rack And Pinion Assembly
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1. INTRODUCTION
Whenever there is a requirement in change in direction of a
moving vehicle the steering mechanism comes in action.
The steering of a four-wheeled vehicle is made inorder to
roll the front wheels without any lateral slip. The front
wheels are supported on two stub axles so that they can turn
left or right for steering. This is done by mechanical
linkages and gears between the steering wheel infront of the
driver and the steering gear cross shaft. The complete
arrangement is called the steering system. The function of
the steering system is to convert the rotation caused by
steering wheel into angular deviation of the front wheels.
Many modern cars use rack and pinion steering gear, where
the steering wheel turns the pinion which moves the rack
with which it is meshed. So, circular motion is converted to
linear motion along the transverse axis of the car. A large
degree of feedback and direct steering feel is produced in
this type of steering gear. A disadvantage is that it is not
adjustable, so when the assembly wears and lashes, it has to
be replaced only.
In many vehicles, generally the heavy duty ones, a large
steering effort was needed to be produced at the steering
wheel for a heavy torque to turn the vehicle. The steering
gear ratio i.e. the number of turns on the steering wheel
required to produce one turn of the steering gear wheel
becomes very high for these vehicles. To overcome this and
reduce the steering gear ratio, the power steering was
developed to be installed and used in modern day vehicles.
The power steering helped the driver by reducing the effort
at the steering wheel making it smooth for driving.
Hydraulic or electric actuators add controlled energy to the
steering mechanism, so that less effort is given by driver for
turning the wheels while driving at typical speeds, and
reduce the high effort required to turn the wheels when a
vehicle is stopped or moving slowly. A servomotor can be
used as an actuator for the purpose of power steering. The
shaft of the servomotor can be coupled to the steering gear
wheel to which the pitman arm is attached and thus the
servo can be used as an actuator for power steering purpose
by means of any servo controller. Hence the servomotor can
provide effective steering while driving a vehicle.
2. AUTOMOBILE STEERING GEARS
When a four wheeler makes a turn towards one particular
side, the front wheel of that side must swing about the pin
through a greater angle than the wheel of the other side. The
ideal relation between the swings of the two wheels would
be if the axes of the stub axles intersect at a point on the
common axis of the two rear wheels. All the wheels of the
vehicle will move about a vertical axis at that point thus
minimising the tendency of the wheels to skid.
If φ and ϴ are taken to be the angles turned by the outer and
inner wheels respectively then a relation comes out as:
Cot φ - Cot ϴ = a
/b
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Where „a‟ is the length between the pivots of front axles and
„b‟ is the length of wheel base.
The above equation is known as “Fundamental equation for
Correct Gearing” and the mechanisms which fulfil this
fundamental equation are known as “Steering Gear
Mechanisms”.
Basically in an automobile there are two modes of steering
gear mechanisms viz. Davis steering gear and Ackermann
steering gear. A Davis steering gear has sliding pairs and the
gear fulfils the fundamental equation of gearing in all
positions. An Ackermann steering gear has turning pairs and
fulfils the fundamental equation at the middle and two
extreme positions but not everywhere. Apart from these
classifications the steering gears are classified on the basis
of the design of steering gearbox such as Worm and sector
steering gear, Cam and roller steering gear, Rack and pinion
steering gear, Cam and double lever steering gear, etc. Out
of these the most common and widely used steering gear is
the rack and pinion steering gear, driven by the rack and
pinion gear mechanism. In this mechanism the movement of
pinion gear is done by the help of the steering wheel in the
hands of the driver. The pinion drives the rack and by that
means the rack helps in movement of the stub axles by
means of the knuckle arm. The A.S. steering gear also uses a
rack and pinion mechanism where the difference lies at the
point that there is no mechanical contact between the
steering wheel and the steering gear cross shaft.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE MECHANISM
The Accelerometer driven Servomotor based steering gear
mechanism or simply the A.S. steering gear consists of a
rack and pinion gear mechanism in which a servomotor
drives the pinion or the steering gear wheel. A servomotor is
a special kind of motor that develops precise control of
angular or linear positions, velocity and acceleration. It
consists of a suitable motor coupled to a sensor for position
feedback. By means of coupling the shaft of the servomotor
is coupled to the steering gear wheel and thus precise
motion of the shaft makes controlled rotation of the steering
gear cross shaft. A servomotor also requires a servo
controller which is a dedicated module designed specifically
for its use. For that purpose an accelerometer is attached to
the steering wheel which controls the movement of the
motor. The overall control of the mechanism is performed
by means an electronic control unit (ECU) which may be a
microcontroller or a microprocessor that works over analog
to digital conversion (ADC). The accelerometer is rotated by
means of the steering wheel that transmits the analog data to
the ECU where analog to digital conversion takes place. The
digital data is manipulated as electric current, required for
driving the servomotor. For a certain rotation of the
accelerometer there is a précised rotation of shaft and thus
the pinion makes the rack to undergo linear motion. Hence
steering movement takes place. However there is no
mechanical contact between the steering wheel and the
steering gear cross shaft which is unique and quite
advantageous for an automobile in terms of space and
volume reduction.
3. MACHINE COMPONENTS USED FOR THE
MECHANISM
3.1 Steering Wheel: The purpose of steering wheel is to
assist the driver inorder to take a turn while driving a
vehicle. It aims at reducing the friction while steering and
offers the driver to produce less effort. Two wheeler
automobiles come with handle rather than steering since
only one of the wheels needs to be turned. But for a four
wheeler vehicle a steering mechanism is provided where the
front two wheels are turned for changing the direction of the
vehicle where the input is provided from the steering wheel
provided to the driver.
3.2 Accelerometer: An accelerometer is a Micro Electro
Mechanical System (MEMS) based device that measures
proper acceleration i.e. the acceleration due to gravity in the
three dimensional X, Y and Z axes and computes the output
in form of electric voltage. They possess a wide range of
applications in various industries. In this mechanism an
accelerometer is attached to the steering wheel where one
axis is fixed that coincides with the axis of the steering
wheel. Hence by rotating the accelerometer about that axis
will provide an electric voltage corresponding to the
direction desired for negotiating a turn with the steering
wheel.
3.3 Microprocessor: A microprocessor is a micro-computer
that that incorporates the functions of a computer's central
processing unit on a single integrated circuit (IC), or at most
a few ICs. Many different varieties of microprocessors are
available for user-friendly purposes and possess a wide
range of applications around the globe. A microprocessor
can perform analog to digital conversion, for which it can
interpret the signals provided by the accelerometer to
control the motor.
3.4 Servomotor: A servomotor is a special type of motor
that develops precise control of angular or linear positions,
velocity and acceleration. It consists of a suitable motor
along with a sensor for position feedback. It also requires a
servo controlling module specially built for the purpose of
controlling the motion of the shaft. The servomotor obtains
signals through its channel from the microprocessor such
that it is able to rotate its shaft whenever there is a potential
difference generated due to the rotational movement of the
steering wheel.
3.5 Rack and Pinion assembly: The shaft of the
servomotor is coupled to a pinion gear of a rack and pinion
assembly provided for steering in an automobile. As usual
the pinion is always considered as the driving gear. For a
rotational motion of the pinion there is linear motion of the
rack. As a result due to rotation of shaft, the rack translates
resulting in application of force over the knuckle arm.
3.6 Knuckle arm: Two knuckle arms are provided at the
two stub axles over which the wheels are mounted. The
middle eyes of both the knuckle arms are hinged at each end
of the rack. Hence, as a result of translating motion of the
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rack, the knuckle arms cause the stub axles of both the
wheels to turn about a common instantaneous centre. One
arm suffers push at the eye while the other suffers pull. As a
result steering of the four-wheeled vehicle takes place by
this action.
4. CONTROLLING A SERVOMOTOR USING
AN ACCELEROMETER
An accelerometer is a MEMS device that measures proper
acceleration i.e. the acceleration due to gravity along the
three dimensional X, Y and Z axes and computes the output
in form of electric voltage. Even though the output is in
form of electric voltage but the signals are interpreted in
form of analog data or analog signals. Since accelerometer
is an electronic device it works over the voltage range 0 to 5
volts. For any analog device, signalling of data is done in a
very specialized manner where a predefined numerical value
is set for a particular voltage. The numerical value set for 5
volts is 1024. So for a voltage value of „v‟ volts the
numerical value is given by,
n = (1024 x (v/5))
The analog data is fed to the microcontroller in form of
these numerical values and the microcontroller performs
analog to digital conversion (ADC). The microcontroller
manipulates the analog data and produces digital output in
for of voltages. In certain microcontrollers pulse width
modulation (PWM) can also be performed. Hence the
analog data can be directly interpreted to generate PWM
outputs. The PWM outputs are obtained in for of varying
voltages which are necessary for driving of devices like
brushless (BLDC) motors, servomotors. Thus the varying
voltage generated becomes the input for a servomotor.
In a servomotor the shaft rotates for a specified angle and
not complete rotation. For a unit value of voltage the shaft
rotates for a specific angle. A servomotor, unlike the normal
DC motor, possesses three wires of different colours and
functions viz. positive voltage wire (red), ground wire
(black, sometimes brown), signal wire (yellow). The
positive voltage is the actual voltage supplied by the battery
to the motor. But signal wire supplies only that amount of
voltage to run the motor which is interpreted by the
microcontroller on the basis of the coding performed. So the
applied voltage for the servomotor will be the required
amount of voltage supplied by the signal wire. As
mentioned earlier, a servomotor requires a specified module
or a controller for its operation, so an accelerometer along
with a microcontroller can solve its problem. The function
of a servomotor controller is to provide a range of voltages
for the motor to turn an angle for each voltage value. For a
motor we know that the applied voltage is given by,
V = Eb + IaRa where, Eb is the back E.M.F., Ra is the
armature resistance and Ia is the armature current.
When a specific voltage is applied over the motor the motor
rotates and the speed is measured in terms of revolutions per
minute (RPM). The RPM of the motor computes the angle
turned by the shaft. The speed N of the motor (in terms of
RPM) is obtained from the equation,
Eb = (φZN/60) x (P/A) where, Eb is the back E.M.F., φ is
the magnetic flux, Z is the number of conductors, P is the
number of poles and A is the number of parallel paths.
Keeping the values of φ, Z, P and A constants, the value of
N can be obtained just by varying the applied voltage since
the back E.M.F. is dependent over the applied E.M.F. Now
once the speed N is obtained for the motor the angle turned
by the shaft can be found out.
For N rotations the time taken is one minute.
So, for one rotation the time taken is (1/N) minutes i.e.
(60/N) seconds.
So, for 2π angle turned (since one rotation) the time taken is
(60/N) seconds.
For 1 radian angle turned the time taken is (60/2πN)
seconds.
For 10
angle turned the time taken is ((60/2πN) x (180/π)) =
(5400/π2
N) seconds.
Hence for ϴ0
angle turned the time taken will be ((5400 x
ϴ)/π2
N) seconds.
From the above logic we can find that the time taken for
rotation of shaft is given by,
t = ((5400 x ϴ)/π2
N) seconds
Once the time period of rotation of shaft is found out we can
find the angle turned by the shaft by using the formula,
ϴ = (π2
Nt / 5400) degrees
So, if the applied voltage is provided keeping all other
values of various terms as constant the speed N of the motor
could be found out from which the angle ϴ turned by the
shaft of the motor can be obtained. Hence the accelerometer
provides a specific value of voltage that turns the shaft of
the servomotor by a specific angle. This concept can be
applied effectively for the purpose of steering in a four-
wheeled automobile.
5. CONSTRUCTION
As discussed earlier, in an accelerometer driven servomotor
based (A.S.) steering mechanism, an accelerometer is
attached to the steering wheel of the automobile such that
any one of the axes of the accelerometer coincides with the
axis of the steering wheel. The output signals generated due
to the motion of accelerometer are transferred by means of
electric cables or wires. These wires originating from the
output of the accelerometer terminate at the analog input
ports of the microprocessor. The positive and ground wires
of servomotor are directly connected to the terminals of a
battery but the signal wire is connected to the output port of
the microprocessor. The shaft of the servomotor is attached
with the pinion, which is considered as the steering gear
wheel or the steering gear cross shaft, by means of a one
way coupler. The coupling takes place such that the polar
axis of the shaft coincides with the axis of rotation of the
pinion gear. The pinion is driven over a rack and both ends
of the rack contain two knuckle arms where the middle eye
of the knuckle arm is hinged about both the ends. The
knuckle arms help in turning the stub axles over which the
wheels are mounted about a common instantaneous centre.
Electric voltage is supplied to the accelerometer as well as
to the microprocessor by using voltage regulators to operate
the mechanism based upon their requirement.
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6. WORKING OF THE MECHANISM
Inorder to operate the A.S. steering gear mechanism initially
the voltage differences produced due to the motion of other
two axes of accelerometer apart from the one which
coincides with the steering wheel axis are fixed by not
taking them into consideration and feeding the initial
voltage values to the microprocessor by means of a suitable
programming. Hence signal is obtained only from the
change in orientation or rotation of that axis which coincides
with that of the steering wheel. For the purpose of steering a
vehicle three cases are considered viz. when a vehicle is
moving straight, when the vehicle is taking a right turn and
when the vehicle is taking a left turn.
When a vehicle is moving straight none of the wheels turn
from their mean position. During this condition the
accelerometer sends a constant value of signal to the
microprocessor so that the microprocessor will interpret that
the vehicle is needed to be moved straight. Hence the
microprocessor will command the servomotor not to deviate
its shaft from its mean position. It is obvious that the human
hands cannot be kept steady for much time. Hence the
microprocessor needs to be programmed such that for an
input range of some values above or below the value at
mean position the output will be generated from it that will
turn the shaft of the servomotor by an angle of 00
from its
mean position. Due to no deviation in mean position of shaft
the angles turned by the stub axles will be 00
. Hence the
vehicle moves straight.
When a vehicle takes a right turn then the right front wheel
turns inward from its mean position where as the left front
wheel turns outward from its mean position. During this
condition the steering wheel is to be rotated clockwise. For
clockwise rotation of the steering wheel, the accelerometer
generates a voltage signal due to rotation about the fixed
axis. This signal is fed to the microprocessor and it is
programmed such that for an input value of the range of
signals generated due to clockwise rotation of the steering
wheel, an output signal will be generated that will drive the
motor to rotate the shaft and hence the pinion in clockwise
direction. Due to clockwise rotation of pinion the rack
traverses left. As a result, the right knuckle arm turns inward
due to pull and left arm turns outward due to push and so
does the stub axles over which wheels are mounted. Hence
the vehicle goes right.
Similarly when a vehicle takes a left turn then the left front
wheel turns inward from its mean position where as the right
front wheel turns outward from its mean position. During
this condition the steering wheel is to be rotated counter-
clockwise. For counter-clockwise rotation of the steering
wheel, the accelerometer generates a voltage signal due to
rotation about the fixed axis. This signal is fed to the
microprocessor and it is programmed such that for an input
value of the range of signals generated due to counter-
clockwise rotation of the steering wheel, an output signal
will be generated that will drive the motor to rotate the shaft
and hence the pinion in counter-clockwise direction. Due to
counter-clockwise rotation of pinion the rack traverses right.
As a result, the right knuckle arm turns outward due to push
and left arm turns inward due to pull and so does the stub
axles over which wheels are mounted. Hence the vehicle
goes left.
7. THE PROGRAMMING PART
A variety of microcontrollers along with microprocessors
are available in the market. They have very good
applications in various different fields like robotics and
automation. Any microprocessor can be used for analog to
digital conversion as well as pulse width modulation. But
the logic behind any processor needs to be the same. The
logic for coding the microprocessor is as follows:
 Consider the accelerometer is initially at mean position.
Then the analog voltage is 2.5 volts. For this the
numerical value for analog signal is 512.
 The program is built in such manner that if the analog
input voltage is 2.5 + 0.5 i.e. a numerical value range of
410 to 615 then the angle of turn in the shaft of
servomotor must be 00
.
 For this case the angle of turn for the corresponding
voltage value is found out by using the formula ϴ =
(π2
Nt / 5400) where N is found out from the applied
voltage V. This value of ϴ is set as mean position.
 First coding is done for ADC and then the data is
manipulated for PWM output. The type of programme
written for ADC to PWM conversion varies from
microprocessor to microprocessor but logic behind it is
same i.e. by the mapping of the analog value.
 The PWM output generated becomes the signal for the
servomotor and that signal delivers the applied voltage to
the servomotor.
 Hence for an applied voltage of value V, the angle
turned by shaft is π2
Nt / 5400 (N is determined from V).
 When the accelerometer is rotated clockwise the voltage
value increases. So, it is coded that if the analog input
port receives a numerical value greater than 615 the shaft
will turn by corresponding angle found out by the same
formula.
 Similarly if the accelerometer is rotated anti-clockwise
the voltage value decreases and proper coding is done
using that formula to turn the shaft in opposite direction
when the numerical value is less than 410.
 It depends on the type of servomotor used how much
maximum or minimum deviation of the shaft can be
created.
8. MERITS AND DEMERITS
The high advantage of using an A.S. steering gear lies in the
fact that a large amount of space could be reduced. Unlike a
vehicle using the tradition steering gear box, where a
wholesome amount of volume from the front part of the
vehicle was occupied by the steering mechanism having a
long rod passing through the axis of steering wheel to the
steering gear cross shaft including the universal joint, there
is less space used in case of this type of steering gear. Even
in power steering using hydraulic actuators maximum of the
space is occupied by the actuators. In case of road jerks, the
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friction is transmitted from the wheels to the hands of the
driver in mechanical steering system making it uneasy for
the driver. But in this kind of electronic steering system no
jerks may be felt, making it smoother for the driver.
Servomotors are high torque producing motors that can
produce greater effort with less input. Even a medium sized
servomotor would be capable of producing enough torque to
steer the vehicle. No mechanical effort would be produced
by the driver since the entire input system is based on
electric power. Thus minimum effort is needed to be applied
by the driver to produce enough torque required to steer the
vehicle which is a great advantage of the A.S. steering gear
over the traditional steering gear box.
However this type of steering mechanism may be more
expensive than the traditional steering mechanism because
of the use of servomotor along with specialized electronic
components. Losses may be created due to use of a motor
due to motor losses. Proper insulation would be required to
avoid both heating and short circuit. In automobiles
operating with petrol and diesel an additional battery pack
would be required for the using this mechanism since the
input system is completely based on electric power. It would
be advantageous to use the A.S. steering gear in an electric
vehicle (EV) since the power source for the steering system
could be easily available thus making it more eco-friendly as
well as user-friendly.
9. CONCLUSION
The rapid development in science and technology has
always been beneficial for the mankind. An A.S. steering
gear can make a bright future ahead in the automobile
industry due to its advantageous features making it user-
friendly for the driver. The driver need not have to give
higher effort to steer the vehicle as in case of traditional
steering gear. With proper measurement of components and
proper coding it may greatly reduce the chances of skidding
as well as accidents. Driving a car using the traditional
steering gear would be like driving the yesterday‟s car
where as driving a car using the A.S. steering gear would be
like driving a modern car. Hence the accelerometer driven
servomotor based (A.S.) steering gear will serve mankind
and the society in a highly efficient manner.
REFERENCES
[1]. R. B. Gupta “Automobile Engineering”: Tech India
Publication Series by Satya Prakashan
[2]. S. S. Ratan “Theory of Machines”: McGraw Hill
Education (India) Pvt. Ltd.
[3]. Sadhu Singh “Theory of Machines- Kinematics and
Dynamics”: Pearson Publications
[4]. J. B. Gupta “Theory and performance of Electrical
Machines”: S.K. Kataria & Sons
[5]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering
[6]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servomotor
[7]. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/AnalogInOutSerial
[8]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerometer
BIOGRAPHY
Ronauk Kumar Maharana is presently pursuing Bachelor in
Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from College
of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha,
India. He is a member of the Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE), India and presently a student co-ordinator
at SAE, CET-Bhubaneswar Chapter. He is also a technical
core member at Zairza Robotics Society, The Technical
Club of CET-Bhubaneswar. He has completed a design
course in CATIA software from Central Tool Room and
Training Centre, Bhubaneswar. He can be contacted through
the email address: ronauk.india@gmail.com.

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It Not Only Made Steering Easier But Also Increased The Accuracy In Steering A Four Wheeled Vehicle. Precision Turning In Four Wheeled Vehicles Not Only Prevents The Vehicle From Skidding But Also Prevents Road Accidents. Various Other Mechanisms Were Also Established For Reducing The Steering Effort And Precision Turning Including Hydraulics As Well As Electronic Type. Taking Into Account The Various Systems Of Steering As Well As Using A Bit Of Electronics And Microcontroller Application A Modern Technique Can Be Developed Using A Servomotor, An Accelerometer And A Microprocessor For An Increased Precision In Steering Of A Vehicle Which May Be Termed As The “Accelerometer Driven Servomotor Based Steering Gear” Or “A.S. Steering Gear”. In This Paper, I Shall Discuss How To Use An Accelerometer To Control A Servomotor Inorder To Help In Steering Of A Vehicle By Means Of Basic Microcontroller Applications And Programming. Keywords— Servomotor, Accelerometer, Fundamental Law Of Correct Gearing, Steering Gear Ratio, Microprocessor, Analog To Digital Conversion, Pulse Width Modulation, Rack And Pinion Assembly ----------------------------------------------------------------------***-------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. INTRODUCTION Whenever there is a requirement in change in direction of a moving vehicle the steering mechanism comes in action. The steering of a four-wheeled vehicle is made inorder to roll the front wheels without any lateral slip. The front wheels are supported on two stub axles so that they can turn left or right for steering. This is done by mechanical linkages and gears between the steering wheel infront of the driver and the steering gear cross shaft. The complete arrangement is called the steering system. The function of the steering system is to convert the rotation caused by steering wheel into angular deviation of the front wheels. Many modern cars use rack and pinion steering gear, where the steering wheel turns the pinion which moves the rack with which it is meshed. So, circular motion is converted to linear motion along the transverse axis of the car. A large degree of feedback and direct steering feel is produced in this type of steering gear. A disadvantage is that it is not adjustable, so when the assembly wears and lashes, it has to be replaced only. In many vehicles, generally the heavy duty ones, a large steering effort was needed to be produced at the steering wheel for a heavy torque to turn the vehicle. The steering gear ratio i.e. the number of turns on the steering wheel required to produce one turn of the steering gear wheel becomes very high for these vehicles. To overcome this and reduce the steering gear ratio, the power steering was developed to be installed and used in modern day vehicles. The power steering helped the driver by reducing the effort at the steering wheel making it smooth for driving. Hydraulic or electric actuators add controlled energy to the steering mechanism, so that less effort is given by driver for turning the wheels while driving at typical speeds, and reduce the high effort required to turn the wheels when a vehicle is stopped or moving slowly. A servomotor can be used as an actuator for the purpose of power steering. The shaft of the servomotor can be coupled to the steering gear wheel to which the pitman arm is attached and thus the servo can be used as an actuator for power steering purpose by means of any servo controller. Hence the servomotor can provide effective steering while driving a vehicle. 2. AUTOMOBILE STEERING GEARS When a four wheeler makes a turn towards one particular side, the front wheel of that side must swing about the pin through a greater angle than the wheel of the other side. The ideal relation between the swings of the two wheels would be if the axes of the stub axles intersect at a point on the common axis of the two rear wheels. All the wheels of the vehicle will move about a vertical axis at that point thus minimising the tendency of the wheels to skid. If φ and ϴ are taken to be the angles turned by the outer and inner wheels respectively then a relation comes out as: Cot φ - Cot ϴ = a /b
  • 2. IJRET: International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Volume: 05 Issue: 01 | Jan-2016, Available @ http://www.ijret.org 146 Where „a‟ is the length between the pivots of front axles and „b‟ is the length of wheel base. The above equation is known as “Fundamental equation for Correct Gearing” and the mechanisms which fulfil this fundamental equation are known as “Steering Gear Mechanisms”. Basically in an automobile there are two modes of steering gear mechanisms viz. Davis steering gear and Ackermann steering gear. A Davis steering gear has sliding pairs and the gear fulfils the fundamental equation of gearing in all positions. An Ackermann steering gear has turning pairs and fulfils the fundamental equation at the middle and two extreme positions but not everywhere. Apart from these classifications the steering gears are classified on the basis of the design of steering gearbox such as Worm and sector steering gear, Cam and roller steering gear, Rack and pinion steering gear, Cam and double lever steering gear, etc. Out of these the most common and widely used steering gear is the rack and pinion steering gear, driven by the rack and pinion gear mechanism. In this mechanism the movement of pinion gear is done by the help of the steering wheel in the hands of the driver. The pinion drives the rack and by that means the rack helps in movement of the stub axles by means of the knuckle arm. The A.S. steering gear also uses a rack and pinion mechanism where the difference lies at the point that there is no mechanical contact between the steering wheel and the steering gear cross shaft. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE MECHANISM The Accelerometer driven Servomotor based steering gear mechanism or simply the A.S. steering gear consists of a rack and pinion gear mechanism in which a servomotor drives the pinion or the steering gear wheel. A servomotor is a special kind of motor that develops precise control of angular or linear positions, velocity and acceleration. It consists of a suitable motor coupled to a sensor for position feedback. By means of coupling the shaft of the servomotor is coupled to the steering gear wheel and thus precise motion of the shaft makes controlled rotation of the steering gear cross shaft. A servomotor also requires a servo controller which is a dedicated module designed specifically for its use. For that purpose an accelerometer is attached to the steering wheel which controls the movement of the motor. The overall control of the mechanism is performed by means an electronic control unit (ECU) which may be a microcontroller or a microprocessor that works over analog to digital conversion (ADC). The accelerometer is rotated by means of the steering wheel that transmits the analog data to the ECU where analog to digital conversion takes place. The digital data is manipulated as electric current, required for driving the servomotor. For a certain rotation of the accelerometer there is a précised rotation of shaft and thus the pinion makes the rack to undergo linear motion. Hence steering movement takes place. However there is no mechanical contact between the steering wheel and the steering gear cross shaft which is unique and quite advantageous for an automobile in terms of space and volume reduction. 3. MACHINE COMPONENTS USED FOR THE MECHANISM 3.1 Steering Wheel: The purpose of steering wheel is to assist the driver inorder to take a turn while driving a vehicle. It aims at reducing the friction while steering and offers the driver to produce less effort. Two wheeler automobiles come with handle rather than steering since only one of the wheels needs to be turned. But for a four wheeler vehicle a steering mechanism is provided where the front two wheels are turned for changing the direction of the vehicle where the input is provided from the steering wheel provided to the driver. 3.2 Accelerometer: An accelerometer is a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) based device that measures proper acceleration i.e. the acceleration due to gravity in the three dimensional X, Y and Z axes and computes the output in form of electric voltage. They possess a wide range of applications in various industries. In this mechanism an accelerometer is attached to the steering wheel where one axis is fixed that coincides with the axis of the steering wheel. Hence by rotating the accelerometer about that axis will provide an electric voltage corresponding to the direction desired for negotiating a turn with the steering wheel. 3.3 Microprocessor: A microprocessor is a micro-computer that that incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit (IC), or at most a few ICs. Many different varieties of microprocessors are available for user-friendly purposes and possess a wide range of applications around the globe. A microprocessor can perform analog to digital conversion, for which it can interpret the signals provided by the accelerometer to control the motor. 3.4 Servomotor: A servomotor is a special type of motor that develops precise control of angular or linear positions, velocity and acceleration. It consists of a suitable motor along with a sensor for position feedback. It also requires a servo controlling module specially built for the purpose of controlling the motion of the shaft. The servomotor obtains signals through its channel from the microprocessor such that it is able to rotate its shaft whenever there is a potential difference generated due to the rotational movement of the steering wheel. 3.5 Rack and Pinion assembly: The shaft of the servomotor is coupled to a pinion gear of a rack and pinion assembly provided for steering in an automobile. As usual the pinion is always considered as the driving gear. For a rotational motion of the pinion there is linear motion of the rack. As a result due to rotation of shaft, the rack translates resulting in application of force over the knuckle arm. 3.6 Knuckle arm: Two knuckle arms are provided at the two stub axles over which the wheels are mounted. The middle eyes of both the knuckle arms are hinged at each end of the rack. Hence, as a result of translating motion of the
  • 3. IJRET: International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Volume: 05 Issue: 01 | Jan-2016, Available @ http://www.ijret.org 147 rack, the knuckle arms cause the stub axles of both the wheels to turn about a common instantaneous centre. One arm suffers push at the eye while the other suffers pull. As a result steering of the four-wheeled vehicle takes place by this action. 4. CONTROLLING A SERVOMOTOR USING AN ACCELEROMETER An accelerometer is a MEMS device that measures proper acceleration i.e. the acceleration due to gravity along the three dimensional X, Y and Z axes and computes the output in form of electric voltage. Even though the output is in form of electric voltage but the signals are interpreted in form of analog data or analog signals. Since accelerometer is an electronic device it works over the voltage range 0 to 5 volts. For any analog device, signalling of data is done in a very specialized manner where a predefined numerical value is set for a particular voltage. The numerical value set for 5 volts is 1024. So for a voltage value of „v‟ volts the numerical value is given by, n = (1024 x (v/5)) The analog data is fed to the microcontroller in form of these numerical values and the microcontroller performs analog to digital conversion (ADC). The microcontroller manipulates the analog data and produces digital output in for of voltages. In certain microcontrollers pulse width modulation (PWM) can also be performed. Hence the analog data can be directly interpreted to generate PWM outputs. The PWM outputs are obtained in for of varying voltages which are necessary for driving of devices like brushless (BLDC) motors, servomotors. Thus the varying voltage generated becomes the input for a servomotor. In a servomotor the shaft rotates for a specified angle and not complete rotation. For a unit value of voltage the shaft rotates for a specific angle. A servomotor, unlike the normal DC motor, possesses three wires of different colours and functions viz. positive voltage wire (red), ground wire (black, sometimes brown), signal wire (yellow). The positive voltage is the actual voltage supplied by the battery to the motor. But signal wire supplies only that amount of voltage to run the motor which is interpreted by the microcontroller on the basis of the coding performed. So the applied voltage for the servomotor will be the required amount of voltage supplied by the signal wire. As mentioned earlier, a servomotor requires a specified module or a controller for its operation, so an accelerometer along with a microcontroller can solve its problem. The function of a servomotor controller is to provide a range of voltages for the motor to turn an angle for each voltage value. For a motor we know that the applied voltage is given by, V = Eb + IaRa where, Eb is the back E.M.F., Ra is the armature resistance and Ia is the armature current. When a specific voltage is applied over the motor the motor rotates and the speed is measured in terms of revolutions per minute (RPM). The RPM of the motor computes the angle turned by the shaft. The speed N of the motor (in terms of RPM) is obtained from the equation, Eb = (φZN/60) x (P/A) where, Eb is the back E.M.F., φ is the magnetic flux, Z is the number of conductors, P is the number of poles and A is the number of parallel paths. Keeping the values of φ, Z, P and A constants, the value of N can be obtained just by varying the applied voltage since the back E.M.F. is dependent over the applied E.M.F. Now once the speed N is obtained for the motor the angle turned by the shaft can be found out. For N rotations the time taken is one minute. So, for one rotation the time taken is (1/N) minutes i.e. (60/N) seconds. So, for 2π angle turned (since one rotation) the time taken is (60/N) seconds. For 1 radian angle turned the time taken is (60/2πN) seconds. For 10 angle turned the time taken is ((60/2πN) x (180/π)) = (5400/π2 N) seconds. Hence for ϴ0 angle turned the time taken will be ((5400 x ϴ)/π2 N) seconds. From the above logic we can find that the time taken for rotation of shaft is given by, t = ((5400 x ϴ)/π2 N) seconds Once the time period of rotation of shaft is found out we can find the angle turned by the shaft by using the formula, ϴ = (π2 Nt / 5400) degrees So, if the applied voltage is provided keeping all other values of various terms as constant the speed N of the motor could be found out from which the angle ϴ turned by the shaft of the motor can be obtained. Hence the accelerometer provides a specific value of voltage that turns the shaft of the servomotor by a specific angle. This concept can be applied effectively for the purpose of steering in a four- wheeled automobile. 5. CONSTRUCTION As discussed earlier, in an accelerometer driven servomotor based (A.S.) steering mechanism, an accelerometer is attached to the steering wheel of the automobile such that any one of the axes of the accelerometer coincides with the axis of the steering wheel. The output signals generated due to the motion of accelerometer are transferred by means of electric cables or wires. These wires originating from the output of the accelerometer terminate at the analog input ports of the microprocessor. The positive and ground wires of servomotor are directly connected to the terminals of a battery but the signal wire is connected to the output port of the microprocessor. The shaft of the servomotor is attached with the pinion, which is considered as the steering gear wheel or the steering gear cross shaft, by means of a one way coupler. The coupling takes place such that the polar axis of the shaft coincides with the axis of rotation of the pinion gear. The pinion is driven over a rack and both ends of the rack contain two knuckle arms where the middle eye of the knuckle arm is hinged about both the ends. The knuckle arms help in turning the stub axles over which the wheels are mounted about a common instantaneous centre. Electric voltage is supplied to the accelerometer as well as to the microprocessor by using voltage regulators to operate the mechanism based upon their requirement.
  • 4. IJRET: International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Volume: 05 Issue: 01 | Jan-2016, Available @ http://www.ijret.org 148 6. WORKING OF THE MECHANISM Inorder to operate the A.S. steering gear mechanism initially the voltage differences produced due to the motion of other two axes of accelerometer apart from the one which coincides with the steering wheel axis are fixed by not taking them into consideration and feeding the initial voltage values to the microprocessor by means of a suitable programming. Hence signal is obtained only from the change in orientation or rotation of that axis which coincides with that of the steering wheel. For the purpose of steering a vehicle three cases are considered viz. when a vehicle is moving straight, when the vehicle is taking a right turn and when the vehicle is taking a left turn. When a vehicle is moving straight none of the wheels turn from their mean position. During this condition the accelerometer sends a constant value of signal to the microprocessor so that the microprocessor will interpret that the vehicle is needed to be moved straight. Hence the microprocessor will command the servomotor not to deviate its shaft from its mean position. It is obvious that the human hands cannot be kept steady for much time. Hence the microprocessor needs to be programmed such that for an input range of some values above or below the value at mean position the output will be generated from it that will turn the shaft of the servomotor by an angle of 00 from its mean position. Due to no deviation in mean position of shaft the angles turned by the stub axles will be 00 . Hence the vehicle moves straight. When a vehicle takes a right turn then the right front wheel turns inward from its mean position where as the left front wheel turns outward from its mean position. During this condition the steering wheel is to be rotated clockwise. For clockwise rotation of the steering wheel, the accelerometer generates a voltage signal due to rotation about the fixed axis. This signal is fed to the microprocessor and it is programmed such that for an input value of the range of signals generated due to clockwise rotation of the steering wheel, an output signal will be generated that will drive the motor to rotate the shaft and hence the pinion in clockwise direction. Due to clockwise rotation of pinion the rack traverses left. As a result, the right knuckle arm turns inward due to pull and left arm turns outward due to push and so does the stub axles over which wheels are mounted. Hence the vehicle goes right. Similarly when a vehicle takes a left turn then the left front wheel turns inward from its mean position where as the right front wheel turns outward from its mean position. During this condition the steering wheel is to be rotated counter- clockwise. For counter-clockwise rotation of the steering wheel, the accelerometer generates a voltage signal due to rotation about the fixed axis. This signal is fed to the microprocessor and it is programmed such that for an input value of the range of signals generated due to counter- clockwise rotation of the steering wheel, an output signal will be generated that will drive the motor to rotate the shaft and hence the pinion in counter-clockwise direction. Due to counter-clockwise rotation of pinion the rack traverses right. As a result, the right knuckle arm turns outward due to push and left arm turns inward due to pull and so does the stub axles over which wheels are mounted. Hence the vehicle goes left. 7. THE PROGRAMMING PART A variety of microcontrollers along with microprocessors are available in the market. They have very good applications in various different fields like robotics and automation. Any microprocessor can be used for analog to digital conversion as well as pulse width modulation. But the logic behind any processor needs to be the same. The logic for coding the microprocessor is as follows:  Consider the accelerometer is initially at mean position. Then the analog voltage is 2.5 volts. For this the numerical value for analog signal is 512.  The program is built in such manner that if the analog input voltage is 2.5 + 0.5 i.e. a numerical value range of 410 to 615 then the angle of turn in the shaft of servomotor must be 00 .  For this case the angle of turn for the corresponding voltage value is found out by using the formula ϴ = (π2 Nt / 5400) where N is found out from the applied voltage V. This value of ϴ is set as mean position.  First coding is done for ADC and then the data is manipulated for PWM output. The type of programme written for ADC to PWM conversion varies from microprocessor to microprocessor but logic behind it is same i.e. by the mapping of the analog value.  The PWM output generated becomes the signal for the servomotor and that signal delivers the applied voltage to the servomotor.  Hence for an applied voltage of value V, the angle turned by shaft is π2 Nt / 5400 (N is determined from V).  When the accelerometer is rotated clockwise the voltage value increases. So, it is coded that if the analog input port receives a numerical value greater than 615 the shaft will turn by corresponding angle found out by the same formula.  Similarly if the accelerometer is rotated anti-clockwise the voltage value decreases and proper coding is done using that formula to turn the shaft in opposite direction when the numerical value is less than 410.  It depends on the type of servomotor used how much maximum or minimum deviation of the shaft can be created. 8. MERITS AND DEMERITS The high advantage of using an A.S. steering gear lies in the fact that a large amount of space could be reduced. Unlike a vehicle using the tradition steering gear box, where a wholesome amount of volume from the front part of the vehicle was occupied by the steering mechanism having a long rod passing through the axis of steering wheel to the steering gear cross shaft including the universal joint, there is less space used in case of this type of steering gear. Even in power steering using hydraulic actuators maximum of the space is occupied by the actuators. In case of road jerks, the
  • 5. IJRET: International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Volume: 05 Issue: 01 | Jan-2016, Available @ http://www.ijret.org 149 friction is transmitted from the wheels to the hands of the driver in mechanical steering system making it uneasy for the driver. But in this kind of electronic steering system no jerks may be felt, making it smoother for the driver. Servomotors are high torque producing motors that can produce greater effort with less input. Even a medium sized servomotor would be capable of producing enough torque to steer the vehicle. No mechanical effort would be produced by the driver since the entire input system is based on electric power. Thus minimum effort is needed to be applied by the driver to produce enough torque required to steer the vehicle which is a great advantage of the A.S. steering gear over the traditional steering gear box. However this type of steering mechanism may be more expensive than the traditional steering mechanism because of the use of servomotor along with specialized electronic components. Losses may be created due to use of a motor due to motor losses. Proper insulation would be required to avoid both heating and short circuit. In automobiles operating with petrol and diesel an additional battery pack would be required for the using this mechanism since the input system is completely based on electric power. It would be advantageous to use the A.S. steering gear in an electric vehicle (EV) since the power source for the steering system could be easily available thus making it more eco-friendly as well as user-friendly. 9. CONCLUSION The rapid development in science and technology has always been beneficial for the mankind. An A.S. steering gear can make a bright future ahead in the automobile industry due to its advantageous features making it user- friendly for the driver. The driver need not have to give higher effort to steer the vehicle as in case of traditional steering gear. With proper measurement of components and proper coding it may greatly reduce the chances of skidding as well as accidents. Driving a car using the traditional steering gear would be like driving the yesterday‟s car where as driving a car using the A.S. steering gear would be like driving a modern car. Hence the accelerometer driven servomotor based (A.S.) steering gear will serve mankind and the society in a highly efficient manner. REFERENCES [1]. R. B. Gupta “Automobile Engineering”: Tech India Publication Series by Satya Prakashan [2]. S. S. Ratan “Theory of Machines”: McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd. [3]. Sadhu Singh “Theory of Machines- Kinematics and Dynamics”: Pearson Publications [4]. J. B. Gupta “Theory and performance of Electrical Machines”: S.K. Kataria & Sons [5]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering [6]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servomotor [7]. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/AnalogInOutSerial [8]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerometer BIOGRAPHY Ronauk Kumar Maharana is presently pursuing Bachelor in Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), India and presently a student co-ordinator at SAE, CET-Bhubaneswar Chapter. He is also a technical core member at Zairza Robotics Society, The Technical Club of CET-Bhubaneswar. He has completed a design course in CATIA software from Central Tool Room and Training Centre, Bhubaneswar. He can be contacted through the email address: ronauk.india@gmail.com.