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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Gerard Offerle, Saline, MI (US);
Bradley G. Hochrein, Dexter, MI (US);
Anand Naik, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0463 (2013.01); B62D 5/0481 (2013.01); B62D 5/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to modify a steering assist of a hydraulic power steering system. A disclosed method includes calculating modifier values based on sensor data of a vehicle, calculating a torque modifier value based on the modifier values, and generating a final torque assist based on the torque modifier value and a base torque assist, the final torque assist to be applied to a steering system of the vehicle.