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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
Mando Corporation, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang Mook Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
MANDO CORPORATION, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a rear wheel steering system is provided to control the rear wheel steering system by calculating a target rear wheel steering angle using sensors included in a parking assist system. The control apparatus includes a first sensor and a second sensor spaced apart from each other and mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle, a determiner configured to determine whether a trailer is mounted at a rear side of the vehicle using the first sensor or the second sensor, and a controller configured to control the rear wheel steering system according to a target rear wheel steering angle calculated using the first and second sensors when it is determined that the trailer is mounted at the rear side of the vehicle.