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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2020
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Steven D. Klein, Mungar, MI (US);
Michael K. Hales, Midland, MI (US);
Nicholas M. Trewhella, Sanford, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle steering control method includes receiving a sensed handwheel angle corresponding to a position of a handwheel and receiving a sensed handwheel toque value indicating an amount of torque applied by an operator on the handwheel. The method also includes, in response to a determination that the handwheel motor is in an unlocked condition, generating a roadwheel angle based on the sensed handwheel angle and a vehicle speed. The method also includes, in response to a determination that the handwheel motor is in a locked condition generating the roadwheel angle based on the sensed handwheel torque value and the vehicle speed and, in response to a determination that the locked condition of the handwheel motor is an intermittent condition, maintaining the handwheel motor in the locked condition.