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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jens Dornhege, Pulheim, DE;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/10 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/10 (2013.01); B62D 5/0457 (2013.01); B62D 5/0481 (2013.01); B62D 5/0484 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for controlling a steering aid for a steering system of a vehicle. Upon activation of a vehicle in which a steering aid has been deactivated, a signal instructing a driver to rotate a steering wheel of the steering system without a steering assist motor can be generated. Whether rotation of the steering assist motor occurs during rotation of the steering wheel can be determined. The steering aid can be activated when the steering assist motor has rotated.