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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2018
Diomidis Katzourakis, Chania, GR;
Huibert Mees, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Paul W. Choin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Diomidis Katzourakis, Chania, GR;
Huibert Mees, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Paul W. Choin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a vehicle includes operating a steering system in manual steer-by-wire control state and determining that a transition to an automated steer-by-wire control state is to be performed by the steering system. The method also includes entering the automated steer-by-wire control state upon determining that all conditions from a group of state entry conditions are satisfied, and operating the steering system in the automated steer-by-wire control state until determining that any condition from a group of state exit conditions is satisfied. The method also includes entering the manual steer-by-wire control state upon determining that any condition from the group of state exit conditions is satisfied.