The steering system in an automobile is the system that allows the driver to modify according to his will the trajectory of his vehicle according to the circumstances.
The vehicle stability, comfort and security will also depend on the steering system used on the car. The steering system is a main issue. Careful design has to be provided for this element. A perfect steering system has to fully comply with the following elements:
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Security,
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Smoothness,
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Precision,
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Irreversibility,
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Stability,
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Compatibility
with the suspensions.
To comply with all these requirements and to allow the driver to use without any difficulty a car with a such exceptional road handling and a car with a high performance engine, Citroën created a new steering system which has no equivalent in the world.
The steering system goal is to enhance the security at high speed, and to speed up the movements at low speed and also to increase the comfort in removing any reaction. This breakthrough in the automotive domain at least equivalent to the hydropneumatic suspension breakthrough.
STEERING SYSTEM
The steering system consists of a rack and pinion with a hydraulic variable rate power according to the vehicle speed, with centraliser device.
Ratio: 1 : 9,4.
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Number of
steering wheel revolutions (max left to max right): 2.
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Steering wheel
column in two parts using two double universal joints.
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The steering
wheel can be adjusted in both angle and depth.
Turning circle
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between bands:
10,50 meter
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between walls:
11,50 meter
