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Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018

Filed:

May. 20, 2014
Applicant:

Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Jeorg Zeller, Abstatt, DE;

Lance Bredthauer, Livonia, MI (US);

Celeste Cauley, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Michael Feldker, Abstatt, DE;

Lars Koenig, Abstatt, DE;

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 6/02 (2006.01); B62D 7/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/02 (2013.01); B62D 6/001 (2013.01); B62D 7/159 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rear wheel steering system in a vehicle. The system includes a rear wheel steering actuator, a vehicle speed sensor, and an electronic control unit. The rear wheel steering actuator is coupled to a rear wheel of the vehicle and controls a steering angle of the rear wheel. The electronic control unit is coupled to the rear wheel steering actuator and the vehicle speed sensor and is configured to determine a speed of the vehicle and to limit the steering angle of the rear wheel based on the speed of the vehicle and a fault tolerant time of the rear wheel steering system.


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