Patent · US Expired

Device for controlling the steering angle of a vehicle

US6173221A · kind A · utility

19Cited by

7References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Michael Boehringen · Waiblingen, DE
Lutz Eckstein · Stuttgart, DE
Werner Reichelt · Jeffery Road, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 6, 1997
Grant date	Jan 9, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 6, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D6/02
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a device for controlling the steering angle of a motor vehicle having an operating element such as a steering wheel. According to the invention the steering angle adjustment takes place as a function of an actuating parameter of the operating element, with a steering ratio that depends on the vehicle speed. The ratio is constant in the lower speed range, increases at least linearly in a medium speed range, and increases at most linearly in an upper speed range.

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