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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2025
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bang Kim Cao, Northville, MI (US);
Jonathan Craig Sullivan, Ferndale, MI (US);
Matthew Meyerholtz Johnson, Toledo, OH (US);
David Gon Oh, Canton, MI (US);
Sage Aaron Stubbs, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Startup procedures for steer-by-wire systems with spring-to-center steering wheels are disclosed. An example vehicle control system includes a wheel angle sensor to determine a wheel angle of a road wheel of a vehicle, a steering wheel torque sensor to determine a commanded wheel angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle, and a controller with at least one processing unit configured to, at vehicle startup, compare the commanded wheel angle to the wheel angle, and based on a determination that the commanded wheel angle and wheel angle are different, prevent motion of the vehicle.
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