{"id":122,"date":"2024-08-24T11:25:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T11:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/?p=122"},"modified":"2024-12-15T12:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T17:39:59","slug":"tesla-cybertrucks-steering-by-wire-and-rear-wheel-steering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/tesla-cybertrucks-steering-by-wire-and-rear-wheel-steering\/","title":{"rendered":"A Deep Dive into Tesla Cybertruck\u2019s Steering-by-Wire and Rear-Wheel Steering"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tesla has started delivery of its<\/span>\u00a0Cybertruck\u00a0<\/strong>which has bold\u00a0angular styling, a bulletproof body, and towing capacity of\u00a0<\/span>11,000 pounds<\/strong>. It is quick and strong (Cybertruck beating Porsche 911 while towing another 911 in a video shared by Tesla on X) accelerating 0-60 MPH in just 2.6 seconds. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cybertruck has many unique features like\u00a0<\/span>steer-by-wire, range-extender,\u00a0<\/b>rear-wheel steering,<\/b>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a048V\u00a0wiring architecture\u00a0(harness).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cybertruck Steer-by-Wire<\/b><\/h2>\n

Engineers have been working on Steer-by-wire technology for a decade but for the first time In Cybertruck, there is no direct mechanical linkage between the steering and the wheel as it used to be in conventional vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is the first vehicle to use the steer-by-wire system although this steering system has been in use in airplanes since the 1980s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The squarish-shaped steering of <\/span>Cybertruck controls the direction of the front wheels using wired connected<\/span>\u00a0two motors<\/b> (actuators). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The steering signal is fed into a controller (computer) which decides the action of motors (actuators) to how much the wheels should be turned.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The squarish Steering Wheel used in Cybertruck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The steering system is provided with\u00a0triple redundancy<\/strong> to provide better safety features in case two sensors generate an error the third level of the sensor can identify the correct input. <\/span><\/p>\n

The wired steering of Cybetruck provides a variable steering ratio and the steering wheel can rotate up to 170 degrees. The sensors connected to Cybertruck have ethernet communication which makes steering fast, smooth, and robust.<\/span><\/p>\n

Advantages of Column Steering<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  • Steering by wire is safer as compared to the conventional steering system in case of front collision as the steering wheel is not mechanically connected to the front axle.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • More space in the cabin is available to use because there is no column (rod) connection to the axle.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The driving experience is enhanced as there is no vibration on the steering which comes from the front wheels if the steering is connected mechanically.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Rear- Wheel Steering<\/b><\/h2>\n

    This system is in use in some vehicles. The main purpose of rear-wheel steering is to turn the rear wheels in opposite to the front wheels for maximum maneuverability. The use of rear steering gives a better cornering experience to the driver. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Presently, Cybertruck rear wheels are being turned to\u00a03 degrees<\/b> which can go up to 10 degrees after a software update. Cybertruck is a bigger size vehicle but still, it has the turning radius of Model S. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Tesla says that rear-wheel steering gives the truck \u201cThe handling of a sports car and the turning radius of most sports sedans<\/i>.\u201d Tesla has one motor for rear-wheel steering and two for the front wheel which together give 5 horsepower (3.7 kW)<\/b> to the wheels to rotate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    The Cybertruck uses a Steer-By-Wire system, which is incredible for handling.<\/p>\n

    There is no physical connection between the steering wheel and front wheel. Sensors and software determine optimal front\/rear wheels moves on a turn.<\/p>\n

    Jason Camissa says it handles like a sports car\u2026\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/qz7tQXg02B<\/p>\n

    \u2014 Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan)\u00a0December 3, 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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    Tesla has started delivery of its\u00a0Cybertruck\u00a0which has bold\u00a0angular styling, a bulletproof body, and towing capacity of\u00a011,000 pounds. It is quick and strong (Cybertruck beating Porsche 911 while towing another 911 in a video shared by Tesla on X) accelerating 0-60 MPH in just 2.6 seconds. Cybertruck has many unique features like\u00a0steer-by-wire, range-extender,\u00a0rear-wheel steering,\u00a0and\u00a048V\u00a0wiring architecture\u00a0(harness). Cybertruck…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ev-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":691,"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions\/691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-vehicleinfo.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}