Question

What is a condition called when the vehicle will try to move away from its normal direction and to keep it on the right path there is need to steer a little?

(a) Understeer

(b) Oversteer

(c) Reversibility

(d) Irreversibility

The question was asked in an interview.

Asked question is from Steering System topic in section Steering & Front Axle of Automobile Engineering

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Understeer

To explain I would say: When the slip angles of the front wheels are greater than those for the rear wheels, the radius of the turn is increased. Due to which there is the need to steer more than required which is called understeer.