New, Assisted Steering System with Optimum Energy Efficiency
for Electric Vehicles Is Subject of a Joint Project by KIT and Schaeffler
(March 30, 2015) The
project "Intelligent Assisted Steering System with Optimum Energy
Efficiency for Electric Vehicles (e²-Lenk)" subsidized by the Federal
Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) focuses on a new assisted steering
concept. In conventional vehicles, the internal combustion engine not only
accelerates the car but also supplies on-board assist systems with energy; such
as the assisted steering system, which reduces the strain on the driver at the
wheel. In electric vehicles, this energy comes from the battery and also
reduces the range as a result. In this research project by the collaborating
partners, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) and Schaeffler, the steering
system is assisted in an energy-efficient manner by intelligent control of the
drive torques transmitted to the individual wheels.