Steering

TRW EPHS

Belt drive electric power steering for Great Wall SUV

TRW Automotive will supply its Belt Drive Electric Power Steering (EPS) system to a next generation mid-sized Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) being launched by Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Company in 2015. Sport Utility Vehicles are the fasting growing vehicle segment in the rapidly expanding Chinese market with a 43% sales increase from 2013 compared […]

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Alfa Romeo 4C

The 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C vehicle dynamics

Utilizing technologies and materials derived from Formula 1 and supercars, the all-new 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C is designed to be powerful and ultra-lightweight. The Alfa Romeo 4C demonstrates its performance credentials with a top speed of 160 mph (257 km/h), 0-to-60 mph acceleration reached in the mid-4 second range, 1.1 g of side acceleration on corners

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Video of the week: Volvo Dynamic Steering tested by Jean Claude Van Damme

From now on, every Saturday, we will find and share the so called “Video of the week”. This week, Jean-Claude Van Damme makes an epic split between two Volvo FM trucks: [youtube url=”http://youtu.be/M7FIvfx5J10″ fs=”1″ rel=”0″ showinfo=”0″]

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TRW AUTOMOTIVE EPS BELT DRIVE SYSTEM

TRW starts production of its Electric Power Steering belt drive system

TRW Automotive has recently started production of its electrically powered steering (EPS) belt drive system for the first time on a global vehicle platform launching in China. The company is manufacturing the technology at its state-of-the-art facility in Anting. “Electric steering is a rapidly growing technology globally due to the many advantages it can provide,” said Peter Lake,

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Torque overlay technology

Nexteer Automotive developed a torque overlay solution which analyzes input from multiple vehicle systems to determine the appropriate steering wheel response to various conditions. Nexteer Automotive’s torque overlay is applied to an electric power steering (EPS) system through software programming and enhancements to existing hardware. What is Torque Overlay? Torque Overlay can add or subtract

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