> I keep imagining an underseat steering mechanism with a servomotor
> connection to the front wheel, a steer-by-wire system.  It is not hard to
> find standard servos which will handle 300 oz-in of torque, seems like
> plenty.  Most steering is actually very fine adjustments, not gross
> movements.   I can imagine a system which would monitor it's own battery,
> and alert the user if the battery was low.    Seems like a really
> interesting project.

I would have thought this would be an ideal use for a double acting
hydraulic ram arrangement. One on the front wheel, one on the handlebars and
a pair of hydraulic lines. Could even get some extra leverage into the
system by using different diameter rams if necessary.

Horses for courses - this gives the feedback as well - KISS principle :)))

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