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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Marcus Turner, Coventry, GB;
Ian Hulme, Leamington Spa, GB;
Inventors:
Marcus Turner, Coventry, GB;
Ian Hulme, Leamington Spa, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/354 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering system () for a motor vehicle comprising a steerable wheel () defining a steering angle (), a powered actuator () controlling the steering angle () and a steering wheel () providing a driver input control angle. The ratio of the driver input control angle to the steering angle () defines a steering ratio. The steering system () also includes a controller () selectively varying the steering ratio based, at least in part, upon road conditions.