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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Andrew Brown, Canton, MI (US);
John P. Joyce, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Scott J. Lauffer, Northville, MI (US);
Steven R. El Aile, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Samer Abbas, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering wheel position control system for a vehicle comprises a controller for a vehicle. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor. The controller is programmed to receive values from the sensors. The controller commands a pivot mechanism to bias a steering wheel to a stowed position based on values from the sensors. The controller also deploys an air bag based on values from the sensors, wherein the steering wheel is pivoted out of a space envelope of the deployed airbag.