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Device and method for controlling a steering system in a vehicle

US8406956B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Torsten Wey · Moers, DE
Joerg Hamel · Jarmen, DE
Frank Peter Engels · Solingen, DE
Jens Domhege · Pulheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2010
Grant date	Mar 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D6/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling a vehicle steering system having a plurality of subsystems that generate steering requests for the steering system comprising the steps of receiving a plurality of steering requests at an electronic control unit, receiving a plurality of vehicle parameter signals at the electronic control unit, the vehicle parameter signals being representative of a driving situation for each subsystem in the plurality of subsystems, setting an order of priority for application of the steering requests by the electronic control unit as a function of the driving situation for each subsystem, and controlling the application of the steering requests to the vehicle steering system in the set order of priority and within a predetermined overall torque limit.

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