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US 10,377,409 B2Granted
Enhanced vehicle steering
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohamad Wajih Issam Farhat, Domenic Miccinilli, Jens Christiansen, Nathaniel Abram Rolfes
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Abstract
A manual steering torque input is measured. A manual steering mode of a vehicle is actuated when the manual steering torque input is below a first torque threshold and above a second torque threshold for longer than a time threshold that is based on a vehicle speed.
Claims20
A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to:
- measure a manual steering torque input;
- select a time threshold based on a vehicle speed;
- and
- actuate a manual steering mode of a vehicle when the manual steering torque input is below a first torque threshold and above a second torque threshold for longer than the time threshold.
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A method, comprising:
- measuring a manual steering torque input;
- selecting a time threshold based on a vehicle speed;
- and
- actuating a manual steering mode of a vehicle when the manual steering torque input is below a first torque threshold and above a second torque threshold for longer than the time threshold.
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