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The NSK EPAS (Electrical Power Assisted Steering) system has the purpose of reducing the effort applied on the vehicle steering wheel by exploiting the torque of an electrical motor.

This system is a modern and reliable alternative to traditional HPS (Hydraulic Power Steering) systems and introduces a series of advantages.

The HPS system was created to assist steering in medium to high class vehicles and over the past years has commonly been installed in city cars. This system presents some disadvantages:

• it is not easy to fit in vehicles, especially those of smaller size;
• the system is heavy;
• the system includes a high number of components (a hydraulic pump, hydraulic cylinders, reservoir and pipes);

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