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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
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);
Tejas M. Varunjikar, Saginaw, 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 determine a rack force of the vehicle based on at least one of a motor velocity, a driver torque and a motor torque, determine a plurality of modeled rack forces based on a roadwheel angle and a vehicle speed, compare the rack force to the plurality of modeled rack forces to generate a friction level included in a control signal, and send the control signal to the power steering system.