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Steering-wheel control

US9731761B1 · kind B1 · utility

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3References

18Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Joseph Park · St. Clair Shores, US
Oliver Nehls · Aachen, DE
Jan Bremkens · Straelen, DE
Lodewijk Wijffels · Northville, US
Sergio Codonesu · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 7, 2016
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/0088
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a steering wheel and at least one road wheel. The steering wheel is rotatably connected to a steering-wheel actuator, and the at least one road wheel is movably connected to a steering system. A controller is in communication with the steering system and the steering-wheel actuator. The controller is programmed to determine a steering-wheel angle based on a road-wheel angle, an operation mode, and a steering-compensation type; and to instruct the steering-wheel actuator to rotate the steering wheel according to the steering-wheel angle.

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