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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lodewijk Wijffels, Northville, MI (US);
Devon Eyerman, Plymouth, MI (US);
Joshua Guerra, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Donald Bradfield, Berkley, MI (US);
Ronald Loyd Chadwick, Redford Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G01M 17/06 (2006.01); B60G 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/008 (2013.01); B62D 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions. The processor is programmed to record steering-system torque in response to a difference between a detected steering angle and a requested steering angle exceeding an angle threshold, increment a counter based on the recorded steering-system torque, and set a repair indicator in response to the counter exceeding a counter threshold.