Device and method for controlling a steering system in a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8406956
APP PUB NO 20100211264A1
SERIAL NO

12706684

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A method for controlling a vehicle steering system having a plurality of subsystems that generate steering requests for the steering system comprising the steps of receiving a plurality of steering requests at an electronic control unit, receiving a plurality of vehicle parameter signals at the electronic control unit, the vehicle parameter signals being representative of a driving situation for each subsystem in the plurality of subsystems, setting an order of priority for application of the steering requests by the electronic control unit as a function of the driving situation for each subsystem, and controlling the application of the steering requests to the vehicle steering system in the set order of priority and within a predetermined overall torque limit.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIESFAIRLANE PLAZA SOUTH SUITE 800 330 TOWN CENTER DR DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Domhege, Jens Pulheim, DE 1 35
Engels, Frank Peter Solingen, DE 20 134
Hamel, Joerg Rheinland-Pfalz, DE 1 48
Wey, Torsten Moers, DE 17 498

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