
When we buy electric forklifts, electric forklift suppliers will advertise that they are equipped with electronic steering systems, but many customers do not understand what an electronic steering system is. What are the advantages of electric forklifts with electronic steering? Let's analyze it for everyone below.
In the traditional electric mechanical forklift, after the electric forklift is started, two hands act on the control handle, and the force drives the steering wheel through the chain to turn the electric forklift. Pure machinery is more laborious when turning, and it is also very difficult for electric forklifts to walk and turn when the goods are full. In addition, when the electric forklift is driving on relatively uneven roads, the vibration of the electric forklift's steering wheel will be transmitted to the control handle, resulting in a "beating" phenomenon, which makes it difficult to control the handle.

When an electric forklift equipped with an electronic steering system (EPS) turns, the steering actuator automatically "feels" the torque and direction of rotation of the handle and sends it to the steering system controller of the electric mobile truck. The steering system controller outputs operating instructions according to drive torque, rotation direction, etc., and the steering motor issues operating instructions, so that the electric forklift motor outputs a corresponding amount of torque according to specific needs, so that steering can be easily completed. When using a forklift with an electronic steering system, the manpower required for steering is one-fifth of the mechanical steering of the original electric mobile forklift, which can save a lot of manpower and only one finger is required to operate the electric forklift. It can easily complete the work, allowing us to save effort and improve work efficiency in the true sense of operating the electric forklift.

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