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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2003
Applicants:
Mike Mould, Leverkusen, DE;
Peter Redlich, Cologne, DE;
Inventors:
Mike Mould, Leverkusen, DE;
Peter Redlich, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D005/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for compensating steering-torque disturbances caused by unequal torque distribution at the front wheels of a motor vehicle with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive and an active differential. In this arrangement, the magnitude of the steering-torque disturbance is determined from the torque distribution, the total torque and the steering lever and a compensation torque is exerted on the steering system by means of an active steering-servo device.