Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Michael Lopez

Todd Allen Brown

Daniel Domek Eisele

Aaron Lewis Mills

Michael Edward Brewer

Keith Glenn Mattson

Albert Chenouda Salib

Erik Christopher Chubb

Paul Schmitt

Todd Mory

A control system for a vehicle () is described for use in conjunction with the safety system () of the vehicle (). A tire sensor or plurality of tire sensors generates tire force signals. The tire force signals may include lateral tire forces, longitudinal (or torque) tire forces, and normal tire forces. Based upon the tire force signals, a safety system () may be activated. The tire force sensors may be used to monitor various conditions including but not limited to sensing a roll condition, wheel lift detection, a trip event, oversteering and understeering conditions, pitch angle, bank angle, roll angle, and the position of the center of gravity of the vehicle.

System and method for controlling a safety system of a vehicle in response to conditions sensed by tire sensors related applications

A control system () and method for an automotive vehicle () includes a lateral acceleration sensor () for generating a lateral acceleration signal, a yaw rate sensor () for generating a yaw rate signal, and a safety system. The safety system () and the sensors are coupled to a controller (). The controller () determines a front lateral tire force and a rear lateral tire force from the vehicle yaw rate signal and the vehicle lateral acceleration signal; determines a calculated lateral velocity from the front lateral tire force, the rear lateral tire force, and a bank angle; determines a calculated yaw rate from the front lateral tire force and the rear lateral tire force; and controls the safety system in response to the calculated lateral velocity and the calculated yaw rate.

System and method for determining desired yaw rate and lateral velocity for use in a vehicle dynamic control system

A steer-by-wire steering systemfor steering road wheelsA andB on a vehicle. The steering systemincludes a steering wheelrotatable by an operator to command steering of the steered road wheelsA andB, and a steering input shaftmechanically linked to the steering wheelA housing structureis disposed proximate the steering input shaftA male memberis provided on the housing structure, and a female receptacleis formed in the steering input shaftfor matingly receiving the male memberThe female receptaclecomprises a pair of end wallsandfor limiting rotational travel of the steering wheelThe steering systemfurther has an actuatorfor rotating the wheelsA andB on the vehicle in response to rotation of the steering wheel

Steer-by-wire steering system with rotation limiter

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