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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 07, 2001
Martin Moser, Fellbach, DE;
Reinhold Schneckenburger, Rutesheim, DE;
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle with a steering handle, which can be actuated by a driver of the vehicle, with at least one steerable vehicle wheel, which is actuated as a function of actuations of the steering handle, with a control system, which allows operation of the steering system on a steer-by-wire level and on a fall-back level and, at least in an emergency, switches from the steer-by-wire level to the fall-back level, with an electric and/or electronic coupling device, which couples the steering handle to the steerable vehicle wheel on the steer-by-wire level, and with a hydraulic and/or mechanical coupling device, which couples the steering handle to the steerable vehicle wheel on the fall-back level.