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US 12,746,969 B2Granted
Steering control system for vehicle
AssigneeHl Mando Corporation
InventorJeong Rae Kim
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Abstract
Provided is a steering control system for a vehicle. Steering levers are provided in front or on both left and right sides of the driver's seat and a driver is allowed to manipulate the steering levers to change the direction of travel of the vehicle. Accordingly, the driver quickly and accurately controls the direction of travel of the vehicle as desired. Space utilization is also maximized by minimizing the space occupied by the steering manipulator within the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode.
Claims17
A steering control system comprising:
- a mode selector configured to switch a driving mode for a vehicle between an autonomous driving mode or a manual driving mode;
- a steering manipulator configured to be manipulatable by a driver to steer the vehicle when the driving mode for the vehicle is the manual driving mode;
- a reaction force generator configured to generate a steering reaction force and a restoring reaction force in response to manipulation of the steering manipulator by the driver;
- and
- a controller configured to determine a target steering angle according to the manipulation of the steering manipulator by the driver and drive a steering motor according to the target steering angle,
- wherein the steering manipulator comprises:
- a mount member coupled to a dashboard of the vehicle and configured to be insertable or withdrawable into or from the dash board;
- a frame member coupled to an end of the mount member and extending in a direction different from the mount member;
- and
- a pair of steering levers coupled to ends of the frame member, respectively, to allow the driver to steer the vehicle by moving the pair of steering levers,
- wherein:
- the pair of steering levers are configured to be rotatable by the manipulation by the driver, and
- the reaction force generator is configured to generate the steering reaction force in response to rotation of the pair of the steering levers.
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A steering control system comprising:
- a mode selector configured to switch a driving mode for a vehicle between an autonomous driving mode or a manual driving mode;
- a steering manipulator configured to be manipulatable by a driver to steer the vehicle when the driving mode for the vehicle is the manual driving mode;
- a reaction force generator configured to generate a steering reaction force and a restoring reaction force in response to manipulation of the steering manipulator by the driver;
- and
- a controller configured to determine a target steering angle in response to the manipulation of the steering manipulator by the driver and drive a steering motor according to the target steering angle,
- wherein the steering manipulator comprises:
- a first mount member arranged at a first side of a seat and configured to be movable in insertable and withdrawable directions;
- a first frame member coupled to an end of the first mount member and extending in a direction different from the first mount member;
- and
- a first steering lever coupled to an end of the first frame member to allow the driver to steer the vehicle by moving the first steering lever,
- a second mount member arranged at a second side of the seat and configured to be movable in the insertable and withdrawable directions;
- a second frame member coupled to an end of the second mount member and extending in a direction different from the second mount member;
- and
- a second steering lever coupled to an end of the second frame member to allow the driver to steer the vehicle by moving the second steering lever,
- wherein:
- the first steering lever and the second steering lever are configured to be rotatable by the manipulation by the driver, and
- the reaction force generator is configured to generate the steering reaction force in directions opposite to rotation of the first steering lever and the second steering lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.