Rear wheel steering Research

Rear wheel steering Research

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering#Rear_wheel_steering

Rear wheel steering more suited for slower vehicles with high maneuverability

  • Not good for a racecar that needs to go fast

Rear wheel steering tends to be unstable

  • This can kind of bee seen with reversing a car, how slight movements can dramatically alter the path

http://imperialjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Vol-3-Issue-1-5.pdf

This source controls the rear wheel using a raspberry pi and a relay, with a locking mechanism to prevent unwanted movement

  • A solution like this might prove difficult due to imprecise movements

  • If the raspberry pi or the relay fails, you cant steer the car and that’s super dangerous

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/rear-wheel-steered-vehicles.453015/

Some verified mechanical engineer on this forum from 2010 says rear-steering is unsafe for anything over 5mph