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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2008
Yutaka Mikuriya, Yamato, JP;
Tadashi Tamasho, Fujisawa, JP;
Masahiro Miura, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsurou Kamada, Yokosuka, JP;
Toru Okubo, Ebina, JP;
Yutaka Mikuriya, Yamato, JP;
Tadashi Tamasho, Fujisawa, JP;
Masahiro Miura, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsurou Kamada, Yokosuka, JP;
Toru Okubo, Ebina, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
An automotive vehicle with a steering apparatus includes a steering wheel, front and rear steerable road wheels, and a steering mechanism for steering the front and rear steerable road wheels. The steering apparatus measures a steering wheel angle of the steering wheel; sets a desired position of a center of rotation about which the vehicle is to rotate for changing a heading angle of the vehicle with respect to a path of the vehicle; sets a desired turning behavior of the vehicle in accordance with the measured steering wheel angle and the desired position of the center of rotation; sets the desired front and rear road wheel steer angles in accordance with the desired turning behavior; and controls the steering mechanism in accordance with the desired front and rear road wheel steer angles.