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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
David A. Young, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christopher E. Borroni-bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Robert L. Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Bruce Edward Zemke, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
David A. Young, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Robert L. Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Bruce Edward Zemke, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a rotatable wheel having a selectively adjustable steering angle. A steering actuator is operatively connected to the wheel and is configured to selectively adjust the steering angle of the wheel and not any other wheels. The wheel assembly allows independent control of the steering angle of the wheel. The wheel assembly also facilitates modular construction of vehicles by enabling the packaging of mechanical steering components in a preassembled wheel module with simple electrical connections to a vehicle chassis.