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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2019
Applicant:

Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);

Inventors:

Tejas M. Varunjikar, Troy, MI (US);

Mariam S. George, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/068 (2012.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0481 (2013.01); B60W 40/068 (2013.01); B62D 6/006 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01);
Abstract

According to one or more embodiments, a method includes computing, by a steering system, a model rack force value based on a vehicle speed, steering angle, and a road-friction coefficient value. The method further includes determining, by the steering system, a difference between the model rack force value and a load rack force value. The method further includes updating, by the steering system, the road-friction coefficient value using the difference that is determined.


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