Steering principle

A B C

f q
E F

EI EF FI a FI cot q AE AE b FI FI cot f CF b a FI FI a cot q cot f b b b

Davis steering

a
h B A

D C

AC - GH = 2c tan = c h

f q a
G

Davis steering

f
E
h

a
F

c+x tan + = h c-x tan - = h

c h tan f cx tan a tan f cx tan a f h 1 tan a tan f 1 c h tan f h xh c h tan f c x c 2 h tan f cx h tan f tan = 2 h + cx + c 2 c h tan q tan a tan q cx tan a q 1 tan a tan q 1 c h tan q h xh c h tan q c x c 2 h tan q cx h tan q tan = 2 h - cx + c 2 tan a q

A
x
cot f

D
C x

I
h 2 cx c 2 h 2 cx c 2 h 2 cx c 2 h 2 cx c 2 2cx 2c , cot q cot f cot q cot f cot q xh xh xh xh xh h cotf - cotq = 2tana

For correct steering cot - cot =

a a a 2 tan a tan = b b 2b

Since tan a is a constant of design, this mechanism provides perfect steering