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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Frank Peter Engels, Solingen, DE;
Oliver Nehls, Düsseldorf, DE;
Sergio Codonesu, Aachen, DE;
Florian Rath, Pulheim, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Steer-by-wire steering systems for vehicles and related methods are described herein. An example steer-by-wire steering system includes a steering wheel angle sensor to detect a current steering wheel angle (α) of a steering wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering actuator to generate a variable steering torque on a steerable wheel of the motor vehicle, a steering angle sensor to detect a current steering angle (β) of the steerable wheel, and a steer-by-wire controller to process signals from the steering wheel angle sensor and the steering angle sensor and control the steering actuator based on the signals. The steer-by-wire controller is configured to vary a transmission ratio between a change in the steering wheel angle (α) and a change in the steering angle (β).