Methods and apparatus to center a steering wheel
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDaniel James Nichols, William James Bouse, Justin Sekula, Alex Parker, Zhongzhou Yang
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed herein to center a steering wheel. An example vehicle includes a steering position sensor to identify a steering wheel position, a pinion angle identifier to compare a first steering position angle to a second steering position angle, the second steering position angle corresponding to a centered steering wheel position, and an angle modifier to adjust the first steering position angle to match the second steering position angle.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a steering position sensor to identify a steering wheel position;
- a pinion angle identifier to compare a first steering position angle to a second steering position angle, the second steering position angle corresponding to a centered steering wheel position;
- and
- an angle modifier to adjust the first steering position angle to match the second steering position angle.
A method, comprising:
- identifying, using a steering position sensor, a steering wheel position;
- comparing a first steering position angle to a second steering position angle, the second steering position angle corresponding to a centered steering wheel position;
- and
- adjusting the first steering position angle to match the second steering position angle.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
- identify a steering wheel position;
- compare a first steering position angle to a second steering position angle, the second steering position angle corresponding to a centered steering wheel position;
- and
- adjust the first steering position angle to match the second steering position angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.