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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventor:
Christian E. Ross, Freeland, MI (US);
Assignee:
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0472 (2013.01); B62D 5/0463 (2013.01); B62D 6/00 (2013.01); B62D 6/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a control system for controlling a steering system having a tie rod is provided. The control system includes a sensor coupled to the tie rod, the sensor configured to measure forces exerted on the tie rod and to generate a signal indicative of the measured forces, and a control module communicatively coupled to the sensor to receive the signal from the sensor. The control module is programmed to generate a motor assist command based on the generated signal to control the steering system.