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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2014
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Vendôme Sas, Vendome, FR;
Olivier Bernard Perichon, Independence, KY (US);
Pritish S. Khale, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael McFarland, Maineville, OH (US);
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Vendõme SAS, Vendome, FR;
Abstract
In order to provide a fail-safe operating mode during a transition between an autonomous steering mode and a driver-controlled steering mode in an emergency situation, a steering system comprises a steering shaft, a brake mechanism movable between an released position and a engaged position for angularly locking the steering shaft, and an override such that a non-destructive external torque applied to the steering shaft above a given threshold when the brake mechanism is in the engaged position results in a rotation of the steering shaft.