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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Nathaniel Ellis, Marysville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Cymbal, Marysville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel Ellis, Marysville, OH (US);
Christopher J. Cymbal, Marysville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method of maintaining a vehicle on a driver intended path is disclosed. The method includes steps of detecting a failure in a power steering system and controlling a braking system to maintain the motor vehicle approximately on a driver intended path. The driver intended path can be a straight path or a curved path.