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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026

Filed:

May. 13, 2023
Applicant:

Atieva, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventor:

Divyendu Narayan, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Atieva, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0466 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for determining the center of the rack position of a vehicle including initiating a move rack to first extreme routine, whereby the steering column of a vehicle is turned to its furthest most point in a first direction; initiating a move rack to second extreme routine, whereby the steering column of a vehicle is turned to its furthest most point in a second direction opposite from the first direction; initiating a centering routine, whereby the steering column of a vehicle is turned to its center position; and initiating an evaluation routine whereby a steering angle is queried from the steering angle sensor in the vehicle's steering column control module; and vehicles and non-transitory computer-readable media incorporating same.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Narayan, Divyendu. (2026). System and method for detecting misaligned steering column (U.S. Patent No. 12746968). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12746968

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