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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Applicants:
Timothy W. Kauffman, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Scott A. Millsap, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Farhad Bolourchi, Novi, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy W. Kauffman, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Scott A. Millsap, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Farhad Bolourchi, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/28 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/001 (2013.01); B62D 1/28 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering system providing an assist torque to a handwheel is provided, and includes a lateral position module and a torque command module. The lateral position module determines a lateral position command based on a curvature of a lane and a near field heading angle. The torque command module determines the torque assist based on the lateral position command.