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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Jan-inge Svensson, Göteborg, SE;
Jochen Pohl, Göteborg, SE;
Sten Ragnhult, Onsala, SE;
Johan Hultén, Göteborg, SE;
Inventors:
Jan-Inge Svensson, Göteborg, SE;
Jochen Pohl, Göteborg, SE;
Sten Ragnhult, Onsala, SE;
Johan Hultén, Göteborg, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Lastvagnar AB, Göteborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/008 (2013.01); B62D 5/001 (2013.01); B62D 5/0463 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for assisting a driver of a vehicle during operation by providing the driver with a desired steering feel. The method includes determining a desired steering device guiding force including a part representing a desired friction in a steering arrangement, and providing the driver with the desired steering feel based on the determined steering device guiding force.