Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Joerg Hamel

Frank Peter Engels

Torsten Wey

Jens Domhege

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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Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Joerg Hamel