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Method for determining the track rod force modeling the torsional elastic release of the tyre in order to manage transitions between park and drive

US11299198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2018
Grant dateApr 12, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2520/14
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method estimates a track rod force which is exerted, in a power steering system with which a vehicle is equipped, on a track rod belonging to a steering mechanism which connects an actuator to a steered wheel which is orientable in the yaw direction and which bears a tyre of which the tread is in contact with the ground, the value of the estimated track rod force being corrected as a function of the longitudinal speed of the vehicle by a force component that models the release of the elastic torsion of the tyre so as to reduce, the estimated track rod force according to the longitudinal speed of the vehicle, when the vehicle transitions from a park situation in which the longitudinal speed of the vehicle is zero to a drive situation in which the longitudinal speed of the vehicle is non-zero.

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