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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Clinton L. Schumann, Holly, MI (US);
Scott T. Sanford, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Geoff Bauer, Oxford, MI (US);
Joseph A. Labarbera, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A number of illustrative variations may include a method for use in a vehicle having an electronic steering system, a position control module, an electronic steering system rack force observer, and a rack force observer vehicle diagnostic, wherein the method includes the steps of providing a vehicle that may include an electronic steering system, a position control module, an electronic steering system rack force observer, and a rack force observer vehicle diagnostic; measuring the steering angle and steering velocity of the vehicle; communicating a steering angle of the vehicle to the position control module and the electronic steering system rack force observer; communicating a steering velocity of the vehicle to the electronic steering system rack force observer; communicating electronic steering system motor commands to the electronic steering system rack force observer; and estimating rack force data and communicating the rack force data to the rack force observer vehicle diagnostic; and determining a compensated target steering angle.