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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2010
Barney D. Nefcy, Novi, MI (US);
Marvin Paul Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Walt Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Brian ‘ninja’ Soo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Dan Scott Colvin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David Tourner, Novi, MI (US);
Barney D. Nefcy, Novi, MI (US);
Marvin Paul Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Walt Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Brian ‘Ninja’ Soo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Dan Scott Colvin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David Tourner, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for automatically angularly positioning wheels of an automotive vehicle after parking. The system disclosed here includes a power-assisted steering system coupled to the wheels. Further, the system includes a controller, coupled to the steering system, which is configured to automatically position the wheels in a desired direction, based on a determination that the vehicle is parked.