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US 2026/0109403 A1Published application
Wheel control system and method of controlling a wheel using the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Seohan Innobility Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyeong Seop Park, Min Sang Seong, Sung Il Kim, Chul Hee Han, Jae Geun Bang
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Abstract
A wheel control system controls a wheel of a vehicle and includes a knuckle supporting the wheel and controlling a direction of the wheel. The system also includes a wheel control device connected to the knuckle and capable of controlling movement of the knuckle. The wheel control device may be supported on a chassis of the vehicle. The wheel control device may include an actuator arm including a linear actuator.
Claims18
A wheel control system comprising:
- a wheel control device configured to be coupled to a wheel on a vehicle;
- and
- a control unit controlling the wheel control device,
- wherein the wheel control device includes
- a first actuator arm,
- a second actuator arm separately provided from the first actuator arm, and
- a third actuator arm spaced apart from the first actuator arm and the second actuator arm.
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A method of controlling a wheel of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- collecting, by a wheel control system, vehicle information of the vehicle;
- determining, by the wheel control system, wheel moving information using the vehicle information;
- and
- moving the wheel by the wheel control system,
- wherein moving the wheel changes, by actuator arms of the wheel control system, a wheel track of the vehicle or changes an angle of the wheel by the actuator arms connected to the wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.