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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Renault S.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Gareth Pugsley, Bois d'Arcy, FR;
Alfred Brunou, Saint-Gemme-Moronval, FR;
Sylvain Facchin, Asnieres sur Seine, FR;
Sandrine Calixte, Fontenay le Fleury, FR;
Jerome Utter, Guyancourt, FR;
RENAULT s.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A method for securing control of rear wheels of a motor vehicle including an electric power steering system, the method including: measuring or calculating, using a motor-angle sensor, at least angular position of the electric power steering motor, and measuring or calculating, using a steering-wheel angle sensor, at least angular position of the steering wheel; calculating, using the motor-angle sensor, at least the angular position of the steering wheel; comparing at least the angular position of the steering wheel measured using the steering-wheel angle sensor to the angular position of the steering wheel measured using the motor-angle sensor; and transmitting an alarm signal if the result of the comparison is greater than a predetermined threshold value.