DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF MANUAL RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM

Manual rack and pinion steering systems are commonly used due to their simplicity in construction and compactness. The main purpose of this paper is to design and manufacturemanual rack and pinion steering system according to the requirement of the vehicle for better manoeuvrability. Quantities like turning circle radius, steering ratio, steering effort, etc. are inter-dependent on each other and therefore there are different design consideration according to the type of vehicle. The comparison of resultis shown using tables which will help to design an effective steering for the vehicle. A virtual rack and pinion assembly can be created using software like SOLIDWORKS and ANSYS.