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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Timothy A. Abke, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle steering assembly and method for steering a vehicle includes an array of electromagnets fixed relative to the vehicle, and a charged plate that is moveable with respect to the array and connected to a wheel that determines the travel direction of the vehicle. When activated, the electromagnets produce a charge that is opposite that of the charged plate, thus attracting the charged plate. The electromagnets are selectively activated to move a centroid of a charged region about the array to thereby move the charged plate in a desired direction. Movement of the charged plate causes a corresponding movement of the wheel to which it is connected. Movement of the wheel thus establishes a travel direction for the vehicle.