Method for emergency steering and emergency steering system

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for emergency steering of a vehicle in response to a failure of a vehicle steering system, comprising determining a failure of the vehicle steering system, locking a first and a second wheel of a steering axle of said vehicle, such that said first and second wheels of said steering axle of said vehicle are prevented from rotating, and applying a first drive torque to a first wheel and a second different torque to a second wheel, of a non-steering axle of said vehicle, thereby steering the vehicle into a desired direction. The present disclosure further relates to an emergency steering system of a vehicle for steering the vehicle in response to a failure of a vehicle steering system, as well as to a vehicle comprising such a system, and to a computer program for performing the steps of the method.

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