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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2024
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
David M. Williams, Millington, MI (US);
Ashish Verma, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Julie A. Kleinau, Bay City, MI (US);
Peter D. Schmitt, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christopher J. Sommer, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Kevin L. Derry, Wheeler, MI (US);
Mary K. Williams, Millington, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting degradation intermittencies in an electrical connection in a steering system of a vehicle includes, using a processor configured to execute instructions, receiving an input indicative of a plurality of measurements of resistance associated with the electrical connection, calculating, based on the received input, at least one adaptive control threshold, comparing a first measurement of the plurality of measurements to the at least one adaptive control threshold, determining whether the electrical connection has a degradation intermittency in response to the comparison between the first measurement and the at least one adaptive control threshold, and performing at least one action in response to determining that the electrical connection has the degradation intermittency.