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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Justin Miller, Berkley, MI (US);
Alexandra Taylor, Harbor Springs, MI (US);
Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/10 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/10 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B62D 5/0466 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); B62D 15/029 (2013.01); B60T 2260/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system including a computer having a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to, upon actuating movement of a steering element of a vehicle, measure a torque applied to the steering element in a direction opposite the actuated movement. In response to a determination that the torque is less than a predetermined threshold, the processor actuates a component of the vehicle.