Hamster-steered Volvo FMX
First thing you should do is watch this incredible video. I couldn't get it to embed, but it's a man using a hamster chasing a carrot to steer a 15 ton Volvo FMX to demonstrate the new Volvo Dynamic Steering systems.
Let's assume a hamster weighs about 4 ounces or about .113kg and that the angle of inclination of the plane of the steering wheel is around 15 degrees. Using fancy shmancy trig, we find the horizontal component of the force of the hamster by multiplying (.113)(9.8)(sin15*) or .287N, whic, when multiplied by the moment arm of the wheel which we can assume to be .25m, giving a torque of about .0717Nxm.
So, to reiterate this, this 15 ton truck is being steered up a winding path with sheer cliff sides and a pit at the bottom with the .0717Nxm of torque provided by a hamster named Charlie.
Physics.
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