Flex-Steer™ provides additional cabin space for greater comfort and enhanced machine layout.
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Fail-safe steering is a critical requirement on mobile machines. We have made it easy for you to fulfill it by integrating safety functionality in the design of our intelligent steering subsystem. Steer-by-wire technology allows you to completely rethink operator stations - enabling far greater design flexibility both in the cab and on the vehicle. The Flex-Steer™ subsystem is designed to suit a wide range of applications - for both new vehicles and the existing market.The Flex-Steer™ steer-by-wire technology also allows for flexible operator stations, such as those used on asphalt compactors where the workstation is rotated 180˚.
Flex-Steer™ controls process operator input into proper command signals, customizable for various levels of operator experience. This ensures maximum productivity from every operator. Inexperienced operators tend to make quick, exaggerated joystick movements. With conventional controls, this can cause stalling or lead to erratic, unproductive machine behavior. Working with engineers at our global Application Development Centers, you can develop Steer-by-wire controls. These can process novice operator input into proper command signals. So, even too-fast, too-far steering movements deliver smoother, more productive results.
Traditional steering means compromises at every level.
For operators, it means fatigue and reduced control.
Danfoss Flex-Steer™ eliminates the steering column. Operators steer with a joystick or e-wheel. Fewer movements. Fewer errors. Faster response.
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Danfoss continues to lead the way with advanced, electrohydraulic joystick steering solutions. These offer design flexibility for you, superior machine controllability and performance for your customers.
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FENDT launched the first combine harvester equipped with IDEALDrive – a machine you steer with a joystick, not a traditional steering wheel.
With more commercially available steering input options, including mini-wheels and joysticks, it was trendy to switch to a new method. We had multiple discussions with our customers about steering solutions that were very much driven by the current trend. Ergonomic benefits of joystick steering, for example, were implied, but we couldn’t prove anything.