Method for determining the steering ratio of a vehicle

US7826949B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WABCO GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Oliver Bolzmann · Hannover, DE
• Bernd Heuer · Nordstemmen, DE
• Ulrich Von-Behren · Hannover, DE
• Thomas Wolf · Barsinghausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2007
• Grant date: Nov 2, 2010
• Expiry date: Sep 3, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D15/0245
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for determining the steering ratio of a vehicle from sensed measured values (e.g., yaw rate, steering wheel angle, vehicle speed) in a manner that takes vehicle parameters (e.g., self-steering gradient, wheelbase and other vehicle dimensions) into consideration during stable travel of the vehicle.