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<p>This paper has given the structure, operating principle, and force analysis of electric power steering (EPS) system aimed at a type of forklift. Combing with forklift operating characteristic, three variable power characteristics curve based on steering wheel torque, real-time speed, and load is designed, so is the three dimensional diagram of forklift power gradient by using fuzzy rule. The dynamic model of EPS system and two-degree-of-freedom linear model of forklift dynamics are established. This paper presents a simulation on the basis of three variable power characteristics and dynamic model. The results show that forklift EPS system can provide appropriate power according to the changes of speed and load. It also can meet the demands of coordination between steering portability and road sense.</p></abstract>

This paper has given the structure, operating principle, and force analysis of electric power steering (EPS) system aimed at a type of forklift. Combing with forklift operating characteristic, three variable power characteristics curve based on steering wheel torque, real-time speed, and load is designed, so is the three dimensional diagram of forklift power gradient by using fuzzy rule. The dynamic model of EPS system and two-degree-of-freedom linear model of forklift dynamics are established. This paper presents a simulation on the basis of three variable power characteristics and dynamic model. The results show that forklift EPS system can provide appropriate power according to the changes of speed and load. It also can meet the demands of coordination between steering portability and road sense.

Research on Power Characteristic of the Electric Forklift EPS System

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

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This paper has given the structure, operating principle, and force analysis of electric power steering (EPS) system aimed at a type of forklift. Combing with...

Research on Power Characteristic of the Electric Forklift EPS System

Published Online: Sep 01, 2015

Page range: 1768 - 1785

Received: Apr 15, 2015

Accepted: Jul 10, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-829

© 2015 Yan He et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.