[Auto] Lamborghini is testing a system to modify wheel alignment in real time

[FNX Magokiler]

The alignment of the wheels in a car is an important issue, since the correct adjustment of the convergence and divergence angles (toe), as well as the camber, will allow the car's maneuverability to be as expected, both in terms of direction as grip. Manufacturers have designed the car based on certain measurements, so that the car sits well on the street and gets the most out of the suspension and tires.

But if we want to achieve other objectives in our driving (such as in a drift car, track car, autocross car, rally car or oval racing car), these parameters can be modified, although you have to be willing to sacrifice something, be it the expense. in the tires, in ride comfort or in the feel of the steering. This is where Lamborghini comes in, who have been developing a mass for some time that allows changes in real time to the toe and camber angles of their cars.

With this, the car could change its behavior and agility on the track, achieving faster lap times and depending less on electronic control systems, for a more genuine driving sensation. And then when you leave the track, the angles return to their normal position.

 

 

This development, called Active Wheel Carrier, is being led by Rouven Mohr, Lamborghini's technical chief, and is being tested on the rear axle of a Lamborghini Huracán. Most sports cars tend to have a little "negative" camber to achieve better cornering grip when the suspension is compressed and when the car is "loaded" to one side, but this setting reduces traction and grip a little. in a straight line. With this system, the car will be able to quickly recalibrate according to the area of the track, offering ideal agility, without compromises and making the most of the suspension geometry and tire tread.

The prototype of the system, powered by a 48v electric motor, allows 6.6° of adjustment in toe-in or divergence and between 2.5° of positive camber and 5.5° of negative camber. Both planes can be adjusted at the same time and it takes the system one second to adjust up to 60 degrees, that is, for these margins, the change will be imperceptibly fast, enough to shave 2 to 5 seconds per lap in different speed tests.

Will we see it in the future? Everything says that it could be implemented in the successor to the Huracán. It's still in development, but who knows if it will be ready when that happens.

 

https://noticias.autocosmos.cl/2024/01/02/lamborghini-esta-probando-un-sistema-para-modificar-la-alineacion-de-las-ruedas-en-tiempo-real