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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2008
Daniel E. Williams, Lebanon, IN (US);
Anthony G. Gillam, Lafayette, IN (US);
Daniel E. Williams, Lebanon, IN (US);
Anthony G. Gillam, Lafayette, IN (US);
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a steering apparatus () of a vehicle includes providing a steering signal () indicative of a steering maneuver to be performed. A desired parameter of the steering apparatus is calculated during the steering maneuver when no external force is applied to a hand wheel () of the vehicle. The parameter is measured during the steering maneuver. A mode signal () is produced by comprising the desired parameter to the parameter. The vehicle is placed in one of an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode based on the mode signal ().