This master's thesis presents a process of developing a steering mechanism for the racing vehicle Formula Student. The design of the steering mechanism was derived from the necessary steering angle by considering the Ackermann steering geometry. The design of a reliable steering mechanism is crucial for safe and successful performance in competitions. During the development all the limitations stipulated in the competition’s rulebook were considered, while striving to design light components, thus improving the driveability of the racing vehicle. The reliability and the low mass were achieved through a detailed design of the vehicle’s components, which was based on the experimentally measured loads on the previous version of the racing vehicle. The structure of the steering gear was put to a further numerical analysis with the finite element method.
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