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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Uber Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Meyhofer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Rice, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Uber Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/10 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 3/02 (2006.01); B62D 3/14 (2006.01); F16D 7/02 (2006.01); B62D 1/28 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/10 (2013.01); B62D 1/04 (2013.01); B62D 1/286 (2013.01); B62D 3/02 (2013.01); B62D 3/14 (2013.01); B62D 5/043 (2013.01); B62D 6/00 (2013.01); F16D 7/02 (2013.01); F16D 48/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated clutch steering mechanism for an autonomous vehicle (AV) can include a steering clutch coupled to a steering column of the AV, and an AV steering motor coupled to the steering clutch. The AV steering motor can apply torque to the steering column via the steering clutch to control steering of the AV. When a predetermined amount of torque is exceeded on the steering column, the steering clutch slips to enable manual steering of the AV.