Steering System Simulation during the Concept Phase regarding Feedback Behavior

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Abstract

Steering feedback has an important role in good vehicle guidance by the driver. However, the design of the steering feedback usually happens late in the development process with prototype vehicles, when significant changes to the steering system are hardly possible. Hence, a steering system model is developed for the early stages of vehicle development, which is able to predict the transmission behavior of a steering system. Therefore, this article verifies that the steering system can be modeled independently of the tires and axle for relevant amplitudes of the steering feedback. The developed steering system model is a two-mass model consisting of an effective rack mass and a combined steering wheel and steering column inertia. Both are connected via the spring stiffness of the steering column and a steering gear ratio. Friction has a very dominant influence on the transmission behavior of the steering system and is therefore modeled at the column and rack. Furthermore, a driver and a steering controller model are used to examine variations of configurations with a fixed and free steering wheel as well as an active and inactive assist motor. The validation of the model with measurement data shows good accuracy compared to a more complex state-of-the-art steering model.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-206
JournalSae international journal of vehicle dynamics stability and nvh
Volume6
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 29 Mar 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85128646854
WOS 000798004200007
Mendeley ef9b80c9-92e7-30e3-b41e-7fbdc536601e
ORCID /0000-0002-0679-0766/work/141545019

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Keywords

  • Concept model, Concept phase, Feedback behavior, Friction modeling, Model parametrization, Steering feel, Steering model, Steering system, Transmission behavior