Motorized Smart Turning Mechanism

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Here we propose a smartly designed turning mechanism that allows for efficient turning in large connected vehicles like, trucks, trailers and long AC buses. The mechanism features an interlinked turning mechanism that uses a single motor to power turning of entire vehicle and all its trailing carts such that the trailing cart follows exact same path of the main cart. The mechanism consists of a motorized cart frame connected to another frame through an interlinked set of connecting rods. The forward frame is fitted with 2 wheel driving motors along with a turning motor. The turning motor when rotates the vehicle frame, involuntarily turns the trailing kart frame so as to align it with the motion and ensures it follows same path. The driving motors are used to drive the front kart and thus allows for smooth motion of the vehicle on roads as if it were following a track.