Electric steering drives replace hydraulic units

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Power Transmission Design

OSTI ID:404694

Kingsley, P

To reduce costs and improve vehicles, fork lift truck manufacturers are installing electrical steering drives instead of the usual mechanical and hydraulic systems in battery powered vehicles. Such electrical systems form a first step toward centralized vehicle control. Here the author describes how and why this is so.

• OSTI ID: 404694
• Journal Information: Power Transmission Design, Vol. 36, Issue 8; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
NAVIGATION
NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
ELECTRIC CONTROLLERS
TRUCKS
OFF-HIGHWAY USE