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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:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yixin Yao, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory James Stout, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ; B62D 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ; B62D 5/04 ;
Abstract
The present invention involves a system and method of controlling a vehicle steer-by-wire system to provide the variable and adjustable steering feel for the driver utilizing expert-type fuzzy logic technology. The steering wheel fuzzy logic controller controls the steering wheel torque to produce the variable and adjustable steering feel continuously based on changes in steering wheel angle, road wheel torque and vehicle speed.