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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thorsten Wilhelm Hestermeyer, Leverkusen, DE;
Sergio Trimboli, Cologne, DE;
Jens Dornhege, Pulheim, DE;
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering system is provided to support a straight running of a vehicle. The steering system included an active steering assistance system, a support torque section, and a correction section. The support torque section is configured to calculate a supporting torque based on a steering torque applied to a steering wheel of the vehicle. The correction section is configured to calculate a correcting torque on a basis of a progressively calculated supporting torque. The active steering assistance is configured to be controlled on the basis of a control torque based upon a superimposition of the supporting torque with the correcting torque.