The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2007
Robert R. Bolio, Clarkston, MI (US);
Ross Feller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerfegar K. Katrak, Fenton, MI (US);
Robert R. Bolio, Clarkston, MI (US);
Ross Feller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerfegar K. Katrak, Fenton, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling steering in a vehicle includes the steps of obtaining a vehicle steering communication, controlling an actuator coupled to a hand wheel, a road wheel, or both using a primary active steering functionality, if the vehicle steering communication reflects one or more of a plurality of types of specified errors, and controlling the actuator using the primary active steering functionality and a supplemental active steering functionality, if the vehicle steering communication does not reflect one or more of the plurality of types of specified errors.