System for actively monitoring the steering angle of a vehicle using a kingpin sensor
US10654522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0088
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for monitoring a steering angle of a wheel of a steering assembly of a vehicle may include a sensor cap configured to be coupled to a steering knuckle of the steering assembly at an open end of a bore defined by the steering knuckle such that the sensor cap is mounted for rotation with the steering knuckle about a kingpin. In addition, the system may include a kingpin sensor configured to be coupled between the sensor cap and the kingpin. The kingpin sensor may be configured to detect relative rotation between the steering knuckle and the kingpin.
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