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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1988
Filed:
May. 04, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Gretz, Berkley, MI (US);
Michael W Soltis, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280771 ; 180 79 ; 180252 ; 180141 ; 280707 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a center position of the vehicular steering system includes a steering sensor and a control unit. A variable sampling time strategy is employed to determine a precise center for the steering system. As an option, the control algorithm may employ both variable sampling time and a variable size for a window of operation.