Emergency steering control apparatus and method of four wheel independent steering system
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorTae Hong Kim
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Abstract
An emergency steering control apparatus of a four-wheel independent steering system includes a sensor module to detect a malfunction in a steering system of a vehicle provided with a wheel independent steering system and a processor to, when at least one leading wheel in a direction of movement of the vehicle malfunctions during forward movement or reverse movement of the vehicle, control normal wheels located opposite the at least one malfunctioning wheel in the direction of the movement so that the vehicle turns in an intended direction for emergency parking.
Claims16
An emergency steering control apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor module configured to detect a malfunction in a steering system of a vehicle with a four-wheel independent steering system;
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- a processor configured to, when at least one leading wheel in a direction of movement of the vehicle malfunctions during forward movement or reverse movement of the vehicle, control normal wheels located opposite the at least one malfunctioning wheel in the direction of the movement so that the vehicle turns in an intended direction for emergency parking.
An emergency steering control method, comprising:
- detecting, by a processor, a malfunction in a steering system of a vehicle provided with a four-wheel independent steering system using a sensor module;
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- when at least one leading wheel in a direction of movement of the vehicle malfunctions during forward movement or reverse movement of the vehicle, controlling, by the processor, normal wheels located opposite the at least one malfunctioning wheel in the direction of the movement so that the vehicle turns in an intended direction for emergency parking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.