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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:
Jun. 11, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);

Matthew Johnson, Toledo, OH (US);

Andrew Monticello, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/119 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18145 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60W 10/119 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02); B60W 2552/40 (2020.02); B60W 2720/26 (2013.01); B60W 2720/30 (2013.01); B60W 2720/403 (2013.01); B60W 2720/406 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle control system for reducing turn radius of a vehicle may include electric motors associated with front and rear wheels of the vehicle. The system may further include a plurality of vehicle sensors to receive information including driving surface type, vehicle speed and handwheel position. The system may also include a controller operably coupled to the electric motors and the sensors to control wheel slip during a turn based on the driving surface type, the vehicle speed and the handwheel position.


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