B62D 15/021
Determination of steering angle
Official title: {Determination of steering angle}
B62D15/021 (Determination of steering angle) appears on 1,683 US grants and 2,068 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62D 15/0215By measuring on the steering column551
- B62D 15/0245Means or methods for determination of the central position of the steering235
- B62D 15/0235By measuring or deriving directly at the electric power steering motor205
- B62D 15/0225By measuring on a steering gear element140
- B62D 15/024Other means for determination of steering angle without directly measuring it126
- B62D 15/023By measuring on the king pin78
Recent patents
- Steering gears with electric steering assist systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,835 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Steering angle error monitoring6 Oct 2026US 12,752,838 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Drive unit for a wheel actuator of a steer-by-wire system for a vehicle, and method for determining the position of the control rod of a wheel actuator6 Oct 2026US 12,752,846 B2Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Adaptive sensitivity control for invoking display of parking assistance6 Oct 2026US 12,752,848 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Vehicle control apparatus and control method therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,749,355 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Position sensing with heterogeneous redundancy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307718 A1Hl Mando Corporation
- Steering input device and mobility apparatus including same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296525 A1Hl Mando Corporation
- Steering load detection systems and related methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296540 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Method for Detecting Angle in a Steering System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296541 A1Conserve & Associates, Inc.
- Device for position securing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298611 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Recovery of calibrated center steering position after loss of battery power1,537US 7,295,907 B2Trw Automotive U.S.LLC · 2007
- Steering apparatus for vehicle146US 6,079,513 AKoyo Seiko Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Method and device for angular measurement of a rotatable body98US 5,930,905 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1999
- Steering system of vehicle94US 5,097,917 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1992
- Vehicle guidance control system81US 5,373,911 AAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1994