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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
May. 26, 2004
Marcus Turner, Coventry, GB;
Ian Hulme, Leamington Spa, GB;
Marcus Turner, Coventry, GB;
Ian Hulme, Leamington Spa, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering system () for a vehicle includes at least one wheel () that pivots to define a steering angle (), and a steering lock () that limits an input to the steering angle () from an operator to a selected maximum value. The steering system () also includes a motor operatively connected to the wheel () that augments the input to the steering angle () from the operator, and a controller () operatively connected to the motor and adjusting the augmentation of the input to the steering to provide a maximum angle from the operator based upon at least one operating parameter, that includes the size of the wheel, thereby allowing the wheel () to pivot to a steering angle () based on the operating parameter that exceeds the steering angle () corresponding to the maximum allowable value as defined by the operator input.