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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chang Wang, Saginaw, MI (US);
Anthony J. Champagne, Saginaw, MI (US);
Michael K. Hales, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0463 (2013.01); B62D 5/0466 (2013.01); B62D 6/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power steering system includes a gain module that generates an estimated driver torque, and a blending module for determining a blend value. The blend value is based at least in part on a derivative of the estimated driver torque, and the blend value is applied to a return torque of a handwheel.