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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yves J Rodenas, Saginaw, MI (US);
Djilani P Merzoug, Hattersheim, DE;
Kathryn Lynn Pattok, Velpke, DE;
William Henry Wittig, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 ;
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method for controlling application of return torque in a vehicle power steering system. The method includes detecting a current hand wheel center and comparing the current hand wheel center to a previous hand wheel center. A change in hand wheel center is detected in response to the comparison. Application of return torque is controlled in response to detecting a change in hand wheel center.