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Alignment: Description and Operation


Fig. 4 Thrust Angle:






The vehicle is steered by the front wheels. The path which the rear wheels follow is the thrust angle, Fig. 4. In an ideal setting, the thrust angle would be aligned with that of the vehicle center line.