Electronic steering systems for vehicles and methods thereof

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause at least:

• a first feedback control device to control application of a first feedback torque to a steering wheel via a first feedback channel;
• a second feedback control device to control application of a second feedback torque to the steering wheel via a second feedback channel, the second feedback control device independent of the first feedback control device, and the second feedback channel independent of the first feedback channel;
• and
• a third feedback control device to control application of a third feedback torque to the steering wheel via a third feedback channel, the third feedback control device independent of the first and second feedback control devices, the third feedback channel independent of the first and second feedback channels, wherein ones of the first, second, and third feedback control devices are to control the application of corresponding ones of the first, second, and third feedback torques to the steering wheel by:
• detecting at least one of a position or a movement of a steerable road wheel;
• determining the corresponding ones of the first, second, and third feedback torques based on the at least one of the position or the movement of the steerable road wheel;
• and
• controlling the application of the corresponding ones of the first, second, and third feedback torques to the steering wheel via corresponding ones of the first, second, and third feedback channels.

A method comprising:

• controlling, via a first feedback control device, application of a first feedback torque to a steering wheel via a first feedback channel;
• controlling, via a second feedback control device, application of a second feedback torque to the steering wheel via a second feedback channel, the second feedback control device independent of the first feedback control device, and the second feedback channel independent of the first feedback channel;
• and
• controlling, via a third feedback control device, application of a third feedback torque to the steering wheel via a third feedback channel, the third feedback control device independent of the first and second feedback control devices, the third feedback channel independent of the first and second feedback channels, wherein the controlling of the application of the first, second, and third feedback torques to the steering wheel includes:
• detecting at least one of a position or a movement of a steerable road wheel;
• determining the corresponding ones of the first, second, and third feedback torques based on the at least one of the position or the movement of the steerable road wheel;
• and
• controlling the application of the corresponding ones of the first, second, and third feedback torques to the steering wheel via corresponding ones of the first, second, and third feedback channels.