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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin A. O'Dea, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sami Ahmed, Orion Township, MI (US);
Christopher M. Sketch, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/024 (2013.01); B62D 5/006 (2013.01); B62D 6/002 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle includes: determining whether an autonomous control mode of the autonomous vehicle is active; determining a steering wheel angle bias in response to determining that the autonomous control mode of the autonomous vehicle is active; and controlling, via a steering controller of the autonomous vehicle, an electronic power steering system of the autonomous vehicle using the steering wheel angle bias.