Patent · US Expired

Method and device for determining a steering angle of a motor vehicle

US6648096B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by

11References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Philipp Berg · Wiesbaden, DE
Wolfgang Porth · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2001
Grant date	Nov 18, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 31, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D15/0225
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and method for detecting the absolute position of a steering column in which a magnetic sensing mechanism associated with the steering mechanism is utilized with a predetermined transmission ratio to obtain an exact steering wheel angle.

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