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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:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Hongtei E Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Timothy G. Offerle, Whittaker, MI (US);
Gregory P. Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hongtei E Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Timothy G. Offerle, Whittaker, MI (US);
Gregory P. Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method of controlling an automotive vehicle having a controllable suspension component includes applying brake-steer to at least one wheel, generating a suspension control signal in response to the brake-steer signal, and allowing at least one wheel coupled to the suspension component to articulate to reduce the turning radius of the vehicle.