File:Caster angle.svg

Generated using the following Eukleides script, followed by judicious tweaking in en:Inkscape and manually editing the XML.

box(-2, -2, 10, 10)
cc = point(4,4)
Ci = circle(cc, 3)
Co = circle(cc, 4)
base = line(point(0,0), point(2,0))
vert = segment(point(4, 0), point(4,40))
ang = line(cc, 60:)
draw(Co)
draw(Ci)
mark(point(Ci, 60:), cc, point(4,6), backarrow, 3)
color(lightgray)
draw(base)
draw(vert)
mark(point(0,0), point(4,0), cc, right)
color(red)
draw(ang, dashed)
draw(segment(point(ang, -2), point(ang, 2)))
color(black)
draw(cc)

draw(point(ang, 2), box)
draw(point(ang, -2), box)
draw(point(vert, 2), cross)
draw(point(vert, 6), cross)

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• 2006-03-14 15:35 Ktims 600×600×0 (12061 bytes) Diagram indicating caster angle. The solid red segment indicates the steering axle, with the dashed red line indicating the pivot line. The gray shaded section would be the vehicle's tire.