Hyundai Mobis engineers continue to patent interesting technical solutions. Although some of these never reach production, this time the Koreans have applied for protection in the United States patent registry for a curious all-wheel drive system, truly unprecedented, which has been discovered in yet another leak.
Car brands request the protection of different solutions that may be of interest in the future. Some of them end up materializing in production models but many others are truly forgotten due to different circumstances. For example, the high cost of its development and implementation, which will never be amortized. But in the era of electric cars, the chances that some patents become reality, gain more strength.
those of hyundai mobisan advanced engineering division of the Korean brand, has registered in the United States patent office, the USPTO, a very peculiar steering wheel system discovered in a new filtration. Qualified as “Method and system to control the rotation mode on the site of a four-wheel vehicle with independent direction”, its name scares and warns of a high degree of complexity, with all the operation explained in little more than about twenty pages. A system that goes far beyond simple steering wheels.
Hyundai patent combines all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive
And it is that if today the active steering of the rear axle has become one more system with which driving dynamics are improved and maneuvers are facilitated, Hyundai’s exceeds the imagination. allows that each wheel rotates independently up to an angle of 90º and up to 180º in the opposite direction. A technical peculiarity that requires the assembly of a very compact set called “E-Corner”, which includes an electric motor on each wheel, the control module, brake and steering by cablethe famous “by wire” concept.
The truth is that this is the first technical explanation of the system, since it was presented at the last edition of CES 2022 on board the Hyundai M.Vision 2Go. This system will greatly facilitate parking, at the same time as it will increase the high speed stability. The description of the system has also provided that the driver will have a specific selector to choose the steering mode what you need in every situation.
What is known is that this system has great possibilities to debut aboard the new electric car platform that the firm intends to debut in 2023. A skateboard-style platform that will be used for SUVs from hyundai, Kia Y Genesisthe three brands that make up the South Korean conglomerate, and which will also have advanced solutions for autonomous driving from 2025.
Source: Engine1
