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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jens Christiansen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/025 (2013.01); B62D 5/04 (2013.01); B62D 6/002 (2013.01); B62D 15/024 (2013.01); B62D 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a steering system. The steering system pivots a wheel of a vehicle to a first road wheel angle relative to a starting position. The steering system pivots the vehicle wheel to a second road wheel angle calculated to reduce a tire windup upon determining that the vehicle is stationary. The steering system pivots the vehicle wheel to a final road wheel angle upon determining that a vehicle motion is either incipient or initiated.