Steering load detection systems and related methods

At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions to cause at least one programmable circuit to at least:

• generate, based on first angular position data, translational acceleration data for a rack of a steering system of a vehicle, the first angular position data corresponding to one or more of outputs of a first position sensor associated with a pinion shaft of the steering system at a first time or outputs of a second position sensor associated with a shaft of a motor of the steering system at the first time;
• predict, based on the translational acceleration data, an excessive force event associated with a force applied to a component of the steering system;
• determine, based on second angular position data, an angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle, the second angular position data corresponding to one or more of outputs of the first position sensor at a second time or outputs of the second position sensor at the second time, the second time after the first time;
• and
• cause a message to be output for presentation based on the prediction of the excessive force event and the angle of the steering wheel.

A vehicle comprising:

• a steering system including a rack, a tie rod coupled to the rack, a pinion, and a pinon shaft coupled to the pinion;
• a position sensor to generate outputs indicative of angular positions of the pinon shaft;
• machine-readable instructions;
• and
• at least one programmable circuit to execute the machine-readable instructions to:
• determine, based on the outputs of the position sensor, an acceleration of the rack, the acceleration associated with linear motion of the rack;
• determine, based on the acceleration of the rack, a force applied to the tie rod;
• and
• cause a message to be displayed on an interface of a dashboard of the vehicle based on the force.