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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lodewijk Wijffels, Canton, MI (US);
Sergio Codonesu, Heerlen, NL;
David Michael Russell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Cornelius Macfarland, Garden City, MI (US);
Oliver Nehls, Düsseldorf, DE;
Jan Bremkens, Straelen, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify non-uniformity in a vehicle steering system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor to measure a steering wheel angle relative to a first universal joint, a second sensor to measure a pinion angle relative to a second universal joint, and a third sensor to measure a torque relative to a torsion bar. The apparatus further includes a non-uniformity manager to determine a non-uniformity angle associated with a steering column, the non-uniformity angle based on the torque and comparing the steering wheel angle to the pinion angle, map the non-uniformity angle to a first position of the steering column, and determine an offset to adjust a steering response based on the first position.