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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Park, Saint Clarie Shores, MI (US);
Oliver Nehls, Düsseldorf/Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE;
Jan Bremkens, Straelen/NRW, DE;
Lodewijk Wijffels, Canton, MI (US);
Sergio Codonesu, Heerlen, NL;
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a steering wheel and at least one road wheel. The steering wheel is rotatably connected to a steering-wheel actuator, and the at least one road wheel is movably connected to a steering system. A controller is in communication with the steering system and the steering-wheel actuator. The controller is programmed to determine a steering-wheel angle based on a road-wheel angle, an operation mode, and a steering-compensation type; and to instruct the steering-wheel actuator to rotate the steering wheel according to the steering-wheel angle.