Cars Q&A

Hi,
Please keep in touch with my gmail id g.a.shivashankar@gmail.com .May be we can chat regarding the same to come up with logical solutions.

The idea should be to see that both the front wheels and the rear wheels turn in such an angle so that the turning radius is minimum. I have read somewhere in SAE Magazine some twenty years back.On the internet,you can get lot of help.Your Professors in College,should be able to guide you better as you are there.Theoretically it is possible.
I think some cars are having Four wheel turning in such an angle that your rear wheels turn left and the front wheels turn right,so that in a smallest curve,you can get the desired results.
Another design, I do not know,what exactly is the requirement of SAE. You can also think of the vehicle moving left or right by providing small inner wheels kept at 90degrees to the normal wheels and drop down the same,when you want to park so that you can move sideways.
This is my idea which may be laughed by some,but for slow speed,and parking,this is the ideal way to get easy parking in tight places..
Dr P C Rao,
Prof in Engg Mgmt, CIRT, PUNE - 10 sept 09.