Machines produced by humans are frequently inspired by or influenced by the natural world. For instance, a spider moves by controlling the flow of blood through its legs. When it dies, all the blood returns to the central reservoir with its legs folded. This gave rise to the invention of hydraulic systems and machinery like excavators, dozers, loaders, and similar items.
What if we told you that a crab serves as a suitable model for how to manoeuvre land vehicles? It is known as crab walk, yes. where a vehicle can initially move diagonally to a certain extent. LeBron James, a well-known NBA player, displayed it on the official TVC for the Hummer EV. It was quite stunning and actually helped control that monster.
The South Korean firm is also testing with this technology on a modified Ioniq 5 EV under the Hyundai Mobis brand. But on a very different level. While the Hummer EV could only partially crab walk, the Ioniq 5 prototype can turn 90 degrees and perform a variety of other bizarre manoeuvres.
Hyundai Ioniq 5’s Cutting-Edge Steering
Everyone is aware that the front wheels almost always assist in steering the vehicle while the rear wheels do not. However, the idea of all-wheel steering has been around for a while and has been gaining popularity as time goes on. Yes, it is relatively expensive and hard to make the back wheels steer. But it has advantages of its own.
One of the factors that is slicing fractions of seconds off a car’s lap times is rear wheel steering. Sharper handling and quick cornering are made possible. Rear-wheel steering helps with manoeuvrability and cornering on the Hummer EV, and General Motors even refers to it as the “King of CrabWalk.” Hyundai has now displayed its rendition. Hyundai’s e-Cornering System, first displayed at CES 2023, offers far more than crab walking by including a new engine, steering, and sophisticated suspension system. Due to this, the Hyundai Mobis M.Vision is able to pivot turn, drive diagonally, and crab walk.
Hyundai Mobis video up there to get a good understanding of what we’re talking about. Hyundai has put it to a functioning prototype and is demonstrating to the world capabilities that were never thought feasible. This opens up a whole new universe of potential applications for the future of mobility.
New Driving Methods
Before you ask, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 that was recently introduced in India does not support this. This is a prototype, so more work needs to be done before this technology can be installed on a popular production-spec car. To do this, Hyundai updated the suspension and steering components on the Mobis M.Vision TO, which is based on the Ioniq 5.
Numerous advantages come with all-wheel steering. When there are more restrictions, crab driving is useful for parallel parking and exiting. Parking in garages and other places can be made easy using zero-turn. Turning the pivot makes it feasible to perform donuts without the needless noise, smoke, burning tyres, or negative effects on the environment.
Burnout mode is now enabled without the need for line locking. Even though it’s a less interesting donut, it’s still practical and ethical. The possibilities Hyundai has shown are merely the tip of the iceberg in terms of practical uses. A brave new world indeed!Numerous advantages come with all-wheel steering. When there are more restrictions, crab driving is useful for parallel parking and exiting. Parking in garages and other places can be made easy using zero-turn. Turning the pivot makes it feasible to perform donuts without the needless noise, smoke, burning tyres, or negative effects on the environment.
Burnout mode is now enabled without the need for line locking. Even though it’s a less interesting donut, it’s still practical and ethical. The possibilities Hyundai has shown are merely the tip of the iceberg in terms of practical uses. A brave new world indeed!
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