FSAE (Formula Society of Automotive Engineers) is a series of international competitions in which university teams compete to design and manufacture the best performing race cars. FSAE vehicles are designed and fabricated under a certain set of rules mentioned in the FSAE rulebook. Apart from other important components of the vehicle, it also focuses on the parameters required to design the steering system. It also provides information about the types of steering geometries as per the different handling setups of the vehicle. The solid model of the steering system was prepared by using SOLIDWORKS and the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the steering components was performed to check the structural integrity of the system. The iterations of the steering geometry were performed in LOTUS with the help of the steering parameters obtained. In this paper, the design and analysis of FSAE steering system is performed.

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