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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited;
Inventors:
Alex Bean, Coventry, GB;
Paolo Pucci, Leamington Spa, GB;
Assignee:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/08 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/08 (2013.01); B62D 6/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle comprising a closed-loop electric power assisted steering (EPAS) system comprising a control unit configured to compute an artificial friction component and to compute a desired reference torque (τref) incorporating the artificial friction component, wherein the artificial friction component is dependent upon steering wheel angle (α).