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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Ryan Shartle, Dublin, OH (US);
Nathaniel Ellis, Marysville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Shartle, Dublin, OH (US);
Nathaniel Ellis, Marysville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for determining a steering angle of a steering shaft in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method uses a rotation sensor associated with an electric motor of a power steering system to determine the relative steering angle of the steering column. The relative steering angle is measured relative to an initial position of the steering column during vehicle startup. The relative steering angle is reset each time the motor vehicle is turned on.