Everything about The Turning Radius totally explained
The
turning radius or
turning circle of a
vehicle is the
radius of the smallest
circular turn (ie.
U-turn) that the vehicle is capable of making.
It is often used as a
generalized term rather than a
numerical figure. For example, a vehicle with a very small turning radius may be described as having a "tight turning radius".
A notable exception is in this description is of vehicles that are capable of
spinning around their central axis, such as a
tank or certain
lawnmowers as they don't form a circular path as they turn. In this case the vehicle is referred to as a "
zero turning radius" vehicle, although whether or not the turning radius is actually nonexistent is unclear.
Some
camera dollys used in the
film industry have a "round" mode which allows them to spin around their
z axis by allowing
synchronized inverse rotation of their front and rear wheel sets, effectively giving them "zero" turning radius.
Turning
circle is sometimes
measured as the
diameter of the minimum turn rather than the radius.
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