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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Mariam Swetha George, Saginaw, MI (US);
Shrenik P. Shah, Saginaw, MI (US);
Farhad Bolourchi, Novi, MI (US);
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and a method of controlling a power steering system of a vehicle are provided. A control system includes a control module operable to receive sensor data and control the power steering system. The control module is configured to determine whether the vehicle is operating in a low surface friction condition based on a handwheel angle and one of a handwheel torque and a pinion torque. The control module generates a control signal based on the determination and sends the control signal to the power steering system.