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Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, And Relative Location > Vehicle Control, Guidance, Operation, Or Indication > Vehicle Subsystem Or Accessory Control > Steering Control Steering ControlSteering Control patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/16/06 - 20060259221 - Method and apparatus for controlling a magneto-rheological power steering coupling A method of controlling a magneto-rheological power steering coupling is provided. The method is to be employed by a controller and is initiated upon engine start-up. The method includes initializing calibration parameters and reading a plurality of input values. Subsequently, a hand wheel angle rate value is calculated from one ... 11/02/06 - 20060247838 - Method for detecting a real value of a manipulated variable, particularity of a steering angle The invention provides a process for the determination of an actual value of a control variable set by an actuator in accordance with a theoretical value. The process is thereby characterized in that, a partial value of an actual value set in accordance with a theoretical partial value consisting of ... 11/02/06 - 20060247837 - Vehicle and a method for controlling steering thereof A vehicle comprises a regulation device for ordering of movements of the vehicle (1) in a horizontal plane and a control device with a calculation unit arranged to produce signals to control the control and drive means of the vehicle's wheels (3) by information from the regulation device to achieve ... 10/19/06 - 20060235591 - Electric power steering apparatus The controller in an electric power steering apparatus stores the relationship between the steering torque and the basic assist torque in which the relationship is stored as assist characteristic, and stores the relationship between the steering angle correspondence value corresponding to the steering angle of the vehicle and the motor ... 10/19/06 - 20060235590 - Parking assist utilizing steering system The invention may comprise devices and methods for headfirst vehicle parallel parking using front and/or rear wheel steering systems. ... 10/19/06 - 20060235589 - Adaptive rear-wheel steer open-loop control for vehicle-trailer system A rear-wheel steering control system for a vehicle/trailer combination that adaptively changes an open-loop feed-forward command signal for different trailers or the same trailer with different configurations based only on vehicle parameters. The system includes a hand-wheel sensor for providing a hand-wheel angle signal of a hand-wheel position of the ... 09/28/06 - 20060217861 - Lane keeping assistant apparatus A lane keeping assistant apparatus alerts the driver when the vehicle deviates from the lane center, and aims at the driver's sure recognition of lateral deviation of the vehicle from the lane and concurrently at the avoidance of driver's overreliance on the apparatus. As a solution, the apparatus generates, on ... 09/28/06 - 20060217860 - Lane keeping assistant apparatus A lane keeping assistant apparatus assists steering force when the vehicle is about to deviate from the lane to provide the driver with improved steering feeling. The lane keeping assistant apparatus includes traveling position detecting means for detecting a traveling position of a vehicle; lane center locating means for locating ... 09/21/06 - 20060212200 - Power steering system for all-terrain buggy vehicle A power steering system of an all-terrain buggy vehicle is provided to protect a power assist motor against obstacles encountered during traveling on the irregular ground, or the like. In a power steering system of a four-wheeled buggy vehicle in which a steering shaft rotated in response to the operation ... 09/07/06 - 20060200291 - Tactile electronic steering system A steering control system adjusts steering gain and position of the vehicle wheels based on a rate of change of the steering wheel. The steering control system provides a passive feedback control signal to a passive tactile feedback device. The steering control system provides electronic steering control that is consistent ... 09/07/06 - 20060200290 - Steering control apparatus A steering controller is provided for use in a steering system in which a steering unit having a steering wheel 6 and a reaction motor 5 and a direction varying unit having steered wheels 16,16 and a direction varying motor 14 are mechanically disconnected from each other. Here, the steering ... 09/07/06 - 20060200289 - Steering control system In a steering control system comprising a steering component having a steering wheel and a steering reaction force actuator, a turning component having vehicle turning wheels and a turning actuator, and a backup mechanism for alternately mechanically separating and linking the steering and turning components, there is provided a steer-by-wire ... 08/24/06 - 20060190152 - Variable gain logic for a gps based automatic steering system A method is provided for controlling steering oscillations in a work vehicle having a closed loop GPS based automatic steering system, wherein the closed loop steering system has a default gain and a user defined gain. The method causes the system to automatically apply the default gain when an implement ... 08/24/06 - 20060190151 - Steering control device A steering control device in which a steering portion including an electric steering reaction force actuator and a steered portion including an electric steered portion actuator are mechanically disconnectable and connectable via backup means. A steer-by-wire control means is provided for disconnecting the backup means and performing steer-by-wire control using ... 08/17/06 - 20060184298 - Electric power steering system A configuration is provided in which detected torque values detected by a main torque sensor and a sub-torque sensor in such a state that a predetermined torque including zero is applied are captured, a calculation of a torque difference is repeated a plurality of number of times, an average value ... 08/17/06 - 20060184297 - Object detection system for vehicle An imaging system for a vehicle includes an imaging array sensor and a control. The image array sensor comprises a plurality of photo-sensing pixels and is positioned at the vehicle with a field of view exteriorly of the vehicle. The imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image of ... 08/03/06 - 20060173597 - Method for determining a control standard of an active vehicle steering device controllable by a control device A method for determining a control standard of an active steering device (10) of a vehicle (1) controllable by a control device (11). A driving dynamic of the vehicle (1) is influenced according to the control standard. The control standard is determined according to a nominal yawing rate calculated at ... 07/13/06 - 20060155441 - Vehicle information system with steering wheel controller An information system for a vehicle includes a computer for handling informational data corresponding to operation of the vehicle. A primary display is connected to the computer in a position to be viewed by a driver of the vehicle for presenting the informational data in multiple, sequential, interactive menu screens. ... 07/06/06 - 20060149448 - Lane departure prevention system A lane departure prevention system comprises a traveling status detecting unit for detecting current lateral displacement and current yaw angle of a vehicle relative to a lane of travel, a departure detecting unit for detecting whether the vehicle is tending to depart from the lane of travel on the basis ... 07/06/06 - 20060149447 - Vehicle load monitoring for four wheel steering Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically determining the steering system calibration of a vehicle in accordance with vehicle loading. The apparatus comprises a combination of a load monitor and a steering controller. The load monitor senses the actual loading of the vehicle and provides a corresponding feedback signal to ... 07/06/06 - 20060149446 - Automatic steering system Structure for converting a conventional manual steering system of an off-road vehicle to an automatic steering system utilizing remote signals. A stepper motor is connected through a belt or chain drive to a drive mounted on the upper end of a steering shaft. The stepper motor is connected to a ... 07/06/06 - 20060149445 - Vehicle stability control device A novel vehicle stability control device through steering wheels independently of the driver's handling operation is provided, in which a suitable steering angle parameter in determining a target value for a turning state parameter is selected. The control device calculates a provisional target steering angle for wheels based upon an ... 06/22/06 - 20060136109 - Parking assist device A parking assist device detecting a parking stall line from an image, which is captured by a capturing portion; setting a parking target position on the basis of the parking stall line; and assisting the vehicle to travel to the parking target position; the parking assist device includes a vehicle ... 06/22/06 - 20060136108 - Handwheel damping control of active steering system An active front steering (AFS) system that provides hand-wheel damping. The AFS system includes a damping control sub-system that determines a hand-wheel angular velocity based on the rate of change of a hand-wheel angle signal. The damping control sub-system determines the damping control signal by multiplying the angular velocity of ... 06/15/06 - 20060129294 - Method for synchronising a steering wheel and steered wheels of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method and a device for synchronizing the position (LH) of the steering handle and the steering angle (LH) which has been set at the steered vehicle wheels. By means of a control device it is possible to set a relationship function or steering characteristic curve ... 06/15/06 - 20060129293 - Method for determining a steering-wheel torque The invention relates to a method that permits the determination of a steering-wheel torque for the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. A steering angle is predefined by the driver for the steered wheels by means of the steering wheel. A steering torque that represents the forces on the vehicle ... 06/08/06 - 20060122751 - Vehicle steering apparatus A vehicle steering apparatus includes a steering wheel, a steering angle sensor, a turning drive mechanism for changing the direction of front wheels, and an ECU for driving the turning drive mechanism in correspondence with a steering signal. The ECU has a phase advance factor part for adding a phase ... 05/18/06 - 20060106516 - Rack force disturbance rejection A road vehicle steering system which is adapted to use measurements and estimates characterising the motion of and forces acting on the vehicle and the steering system such as to derive an estimate of steering system disturbance force and to then use the latter estimate to establish a torque demand ... 04/27/06 - 20060089770 - Steering control apparatus An improved steering control apparatus is provided, wherein a driver can easily operate a steering wheel while the automatic steering mode is active so as to steer the vehicle in coping with any situation. The steering control system 41 that is provided in the steering control apparatus can determine whether ... 04/20/06 - 20060085113 - Electric power steering apparatus In an electric power steering apparatus which comprises a motor (10) for generating steering assist force, it is judged whether or not the vehicle is in a state of straight forward motion. A mean reference steering angle is determined by dividing total of relative steering angles which are determined when ... 04/13/06 - 20060080016 - Steering apparatus for steerable vehicle A steering apparatus for a steerable vehicle includes a steering actuator, a steering input unit, a disturbance determination section, and a steering controller. The steering actuator is configured to generate a steering effort to regulate a steering output of the vehicle, in accordance with a steering effort command. The steering ... 04/13/06 - 20060080015 - Apparatus and method for measuring and compensating steering-angle sensitive alignment measurements A method for measuring and compensating steered-angle sensitive wheel alignment angle and distance measurements for the effects of steering a wheel from a straight ahead position, thereby enabling an operator to carry out a vehicle wheel alignment angle adjustment without having to maintain a wheel in a straight-ahead steered condition ... 04/13/06 - 20060080014 - Monitoring method and system with trusted corrective actions A method for monitoring a data processing system is proposed. The method involves the measuring of state parameters of the system. Indicators of the performance of the system are then inferred from the state parameters by applying fuzzy-logic rules. The proposed solution is based on the idea of estimating a ... 04/06/06 - 20060074535 - Method for quantitatively analyzing steer characteristics to acquire steering stability of vehicles/tires A method for quantitatively analyzing steer characteristics to acquire steering stability of vehicles/tires. The method divides the steer characteristics into understeer, oversteer, and power-off reaction characteristics, separately analyzes the understeer, oversteer, and power-off reaction characteristics, analyzes the understeer characteristic using a tuning curvature and a turning velocity characteristic in association ... 03/30/06 - 20060069481 - Vehicular steering control apparatus A vehicular steering control apparatus is comprised of a steering system of receiving a steering torque inputted by a driver, a torque control actuator connected to the steering system to produce an actuator torque relative to the steering torque and a steering controlling section connected to the torque actuator. The ... 03/30/06 - 20060069480 - Apparatus and method for controlling vehicular motion Based on the detected lengthwise forces Fx, a moment M around a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of the vehicle is calculated, the moment being produced around the vehicle by a difference between the driving forces acting on the left and right wheels. A steering angle δf ... 03/23/06 - 20060064216 - Automatic steering system An automatic steering system for an agricultural vehicle comprises a steering actuator operative to steer the vehicle in response to a steering signal, and a steering wheel operative to generate and send a manual steering signal to the steering actuator when the steering wheel is turned. A microprocessor is operative ... 03/23/06 - 20060064215 - Vehicle dynamics control architecture A vehicle includes a plurality of sub-systems and corresponding controllers for effecting normal control thereover. The vehicle further includes a vehicle dynamics controller for providing high-priority sub-system commands for sub-system control to effect vehicle dynamics enhancements. The vehicle dynamics controller includes a plurality of independently decomposable and recomposable software components ... 03/23/06 - 20060064214 - Steering apparatus A steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a steering angle measuring unit, a vehicle speed measuring unit, a yaw rate measuring unit, a yaw rate-based reaction force control unit for controlling a steering reaction force depending on an actual yaw rate measured by the yaw rate measuring unit, and a ... 03/16/06 - 20060058935 - Method and apparatus for controlling active front steering An active front wheel steering control system for a vehicle that includes a first control sub-system that provides AFS oversteer control to control the angle of the front wheels during an oversteer condition, and a second control sub-system that provides AFS understeer control to control the angle of the front ... 03/02/06 - 20060047391 - Steering system and method for automotive vehicle In steering system and method for an automotive vehicle, a reaction force actuator is configured to provide a steering reaction force for the operation inputting section on the basis of a reaction force command value which accords with a state of steerable wheels, a steering actuator is configured to drive ... 03/02/06 - 20060047390 - Method for adapting to the lane width in a lane keeping support system A method for adapting a steering-wheel torque, driver-independently exerted on the steering wheel, in a lane-keeping support system of a motor vehicle includes determining a deviation variable that characterizes the lateral vehicle deviation from an ideal line, and exerting a driver-independent steering wheel torque on the steering wheel as a ... 03/02/06 - 20060047389 - Steering device A steering device with a constitution in which an operation unit and steerable wheels are not mechanically connected, has a target turning angle setting device which sets a target turning angle of the steerable wheels according to an operation amount of the operation unit, a turning angle measuring device which ... 03/02/06 - 20060047388 - Lane deviation warning device of vehicle When it is determined by the lane deviation determining portion that the vehicle deviates from the lane and then it is determined by the critical condition determining portion that the vehicle will have the critical condition, the warning control portion operates the belt winder so as to wind up the ... 02/23/06 - 20060041358 - Electric power steering apparatus The present invention provides an electric power steering apparatus that can detect straight traveling surely without using a special sensor or the like and can perform highly accurate correction of a neutral steering angle on which a latest steering angle, at the time when it is judged that a vehicle ... 02/23/06 - 20060041357 - Counter steer detecting method The counter steer detecting method includes the steps of detecting a steering angle by a steering angle sensor, detecting a lateral acceleration by a lateral acceleration sensor, and determining counter steer according to the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor and the lateral acceleration detected by the lateral ... 02/23/06 - 20060041356 - Vehicle motion control device A vehicle motion control device is configured to determine whether the lane in which the vehicle is traveling is straight or curved. If the road is curved, a target yaw rate is set such that the yaw rate of the vehicle to the target position is averaged. If the road ... 02/23/06 - 20060041355 - Torque steer compensation algorithm A torque steer compensation algorithm utilizing selected vehicle parameters, such as for example engine torque, accelerator pedal position, throttle position, transmission gear, and vehicle speed. Rates of change of the parameters are determined and compared to predetermined thresholds, whereby a torque steer factor is determined. The resulting torque steer factor ... 02/23/06 - 20060041354 - Variable gain logic for a gps based automatic steering system A method is provided for controlling steering oscillations in a work vehicle having a closed loop GPS based automatic steering system, wherein the closed loop steering system has a default gain and a user defined gain. The method causes the system to automatically apply the default gain when an implement ... 02/09/06 - 20060030987 - Lane keeping assist device for vehicle A lane keeping assist device for a vehicle includes a steering control device, a detection device for lane of travel for assisting travel of the vehicle in a lane of travel in accordance with detection results and steering state and traveling state of the vehicle. Road curvature in a direction ... 02/02/06 - 20060025911 - Control of a steering wheel system with passive resistance torque A control system and method for a steer-by-wire system with the passive resistance torque is provided. The control system includes a controller configured to compensate for a passive resistance torque and to generate the required active torque using a three loop control structure: torque feedback loop, rate feedback loop, and ... 01/19/06 - 20060015229 - Method and system for controlling steering deadband in a mobile machine Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for controlling steering dead band in a mobile machine. In one embodiment, a first dead band value for actuating said steering mechanism in a first direction is determined. Then, a second dead band value for actuating said steering mechanism in ... 01/19/06 - 20060015228 - Method and system for controlling steering deadband in a mobile machine A method and system for controlling steering dead band in a mobile machine is described. The method includes measuring the dead band, storing a value corresponding to thereto, and applying the dead band value to a controller of a steering mechanism. The steering mechanism is thus controlled according to the ... 01/19/06 - 20060015227 - Steering angle sensor assembly including reduction gear and logic module A steering angle sensor assembly is for use with a vehicle having a rotatable steering mechanism. The assembly includes a first rotational indexing member operably couplable to the steering mechanism for rotation therewith. The steering mechanism and the first indexing member are each rotatable through a rotational range including a ... 01/19/06 - 20060015226 - Method for determining a steering torque which acts when a steering wheel is activated in motor vehicles In a motor vehicle, the steering torque which acts when a steering wheel is activated is determined. The motor vehicle here is in particular a motor vehicle whose steered wheels are driven. In this context, according to one method according to the invention the interference torque component (M_stör), based on ... 01/12/06 - 20060009894 - Vehicle steering apparatus In a vehicle steering apparatus, front wheels are controlled to be turned by a computer program processing. A displacement/torque conversion section 51 converts a steering angle θ into a steering torque Td that is in relation of exponential function. A torque/lateral-acceleration conversion section 52 converts into an anticipated lateral acceleration ... 01/12/06 - 20060009893 - Motor control device and electric power steering device A motor control device is provided, wherein an electric power (P) consumed by the brushless DC motor is inferred from three parameters including motor phase currents (I) flowing through at least two phases of three phases of the brushless DC motor, motor phase voltages (V) applied to at least two ... 01/05/06 - 20060004503 - Steering arrangement for a work machine A steering arrangement is provided for a work machine that includes a braking device, actuated by an actuation switch, to hold an operator input device in a predetermined position during operation. The braking force of the braking device can be overcome by the operator to make steering adjustments. The work ... 01/05/06 - 20060004502 - Steering force detection device for steering handle of vehicle A watercraft has steering force detection sections. Each steering force detection section includes a pressure receiving section. The pressure receiving sections are spaced from each other and are in the vicinity of a steering shaft. A pressing member is coupled to the steering shaft. The pressing member can press on ... 12/29/05 - 20050288839 - Method for steering a vehicle and device for procedure the method A method for steering a vehicle, whereby a steering wheel, a steering wheel angle δLR and a steering control based on it, a radii angle δRL and a steering angle gradient ωRL are generated. The steering angle gradient ωRL is limited by a reliable, admissible value ωZUL which can be ... 12/29/05 - 20050288838 - Vehicle electro-hydraulic power steering unit A vehicle electro-hydraulic power steering unit includes: a steering mechanism steering a steering wheel in a steering direction; an electro-hydraulic pump; a piston mechanism assisting the steering mechanism in a steering direction; a hydraulic circuit causing an assist force to be generated in response to the steering of the steering ... 12/22/05 - 20050283290 - Device and method to influence the steering behavior of a vehicle The invention refers to a process for influencing the steering behavior of a motor vehicle that has at least one differential lock and a steering system with which the first yawing moment (MG) can be generated, as well as a supplemental angle (δZL), which can override the driver steering angle ... 12/22/05 - 20050283289 - Vehicle control system for traversing obstacles A vehicle control system includes an active steering system having a steerable wheel defining a steering angle and a steering wheel defining a driver input control angle. The active steering system further includes a coupler component, a actuator component, a controller component and a sensory component. The components are operably ... 12/22/05 - 20050283288 - Re-positionable vehicle control-by-wire assembly, method, and system A vehicle control assembly and a method and system for controlling a vehicle. The assembly includes a controller. A steer-by-wire component, a brake-by-wire component, and an accelerator-by-wire component are each operably attached to the controller. A track is operably attached to the vehicle. The controller is laterally re-positionable with respect ... 12/15/05 - 20050278096 - Driving support system and method A driving support system according to the present invention is provided with an actuator for steering steered wheels of a vehicle and is used for supporting driving of the vehicle by making use of steering by means of the actuator. The driving support system has an image taking device for ... 12/15/05 - 20050278095 - Method and device for determining vehicle lane changes using a vehicle heading and a road heading A method for determining a lane change by a vehicle includes determining a vehicle heading using for example GPS information, determining a road heading at a location of the vehicle, and when the vehicle is on the multilane road, determining a lane change as a function of a heading difference ... 12/08/05 - 20050273236 - Automatic steering control apparatus for vehicle An automatic steering control performs an automatic parking control which automatically steers steerable wheels of a vehicle, without requiring a driver to perform steering wheel operation, such that the actual steering angle of the steerable wheels follows a changing target steering angle, whereby the vehicle is moved to a target ... 12/08/05 - 20050273235 - Vehicle steering apparatus and control method therefor When a variable value indicates that a steering characteristic is understeer, a control unit controls a variable transmission ratio device to change a second steering angle such that the greater the understeer indicated by the variable value, the smaller the steering angle of steered wheels relative to the turning angle ... 12/08/05 - 20050273234 - Steering assist apparatus and method for vehicle Characteristic lines A to D of lateral acceleration G-required torque T in determination of required torque T are used as switched according to increase/decrease of the absolute value of the lateral acceleration, and the direction thereof. The lines A, C used in increase of the absolute value of the lateral ... 12/01/05 - 20050267661 - Driving support system and method A driving support system according to the present invention is provided with an actuator for steering steered wheels and performs a driving support control of a vehicle to apply an additional torque to a steering mechanism incorporating the steered wheels, by means of the actuator to steer the steered wheels. ... 12/01/05 - 20050267660 - Vehicle operation assisiting system A vehicle operation assist system includes an assist yaw rate calculator which calculates a necessary moving amount to avoid an obstacle based on a detection result of the obstacle by a radar device, and a vehicle movement controller controls lateral movement of the vehicle based on the calculated moving amount. ... 11/17/05 - 20050256620 - Steering device of vehicle A steering apparatus for a vehicle calculates an assist force F1 corresponding to a steering torque T of a driver on the basis of a table shown in Step 605 in such a manner that the assist force F1 changes in proportion to the steering torque T, and further calculates ... 11/10/05 - 20050251313 - System for influencing the speed of a motor vehicle System for the evaluation of the driving environment of a vehicle and for influencing the speed of the vehicle in its own lane, with an electronic control unit that is connected to a signal generator generating a signal characteristic of the desired speed of the vehicle, to a signal generator ... 11/10/05 - 20050251312 - Self-propelled cleaner For a self-propelled cleaner, it is costly and substantially unfeasible to provide a user interface which enables the user to specify a position because it requires a complicated structure. In this invention, while traveling around a room for cleaning, a cleaner generates map information (S400-S422) and, near a marker, adds ... 11/10/05 - 20050251311 - Method and apparatus for controlling an electric assist motor using a modified blending filter A method for controlling an electric assist motor for providing steering assist in response to a steering sensed torque signal includes filtering the sensed steering torque signal to provide a low frequency torque signal and a high frequency torque signal. A low frequency assist torque signal is determined as a ... 11/10/05 - 20050251310 - Method for steering a vehicle with superimposed steering A method of steering a vehicle with a superimposed steering system, wherein a steering angle input by the driver and an additional angle (additional steering angle) is determined and wherein the additional steering angle can override the input steering angle according to further quantities, in particular diving-dynamics quantities, by means ... 10/27/05 - 20050240329 - Occupant protection device for vehicle An occupant protection device for a vehicle comprises a collision forecast means for forecasting a collision, a seat actuating means for moving a seat in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle so as to be in a predetermined target range and for tilting a seat back so as to be ... 10/27/05 - 20050240328 - Lane-keep control system and method for vehicle A lane-keep control system includes a traveling condition detector and a controller. The controller includes a steering intention detecting section that detects whether a driver has an intention to steer a vehicle, a first steering torque control section that controls, when the driver has an intention to steer the vehicle, ... 10/27/05 - 20050240327 - Method for controlling motion of vehicle and motion controller of vehicle In accordance with a vehicle motion control apparatus, a steering wheel torque (Th) generated in accordance with an operation of a steering wheel is determined in accordance with a steering wheel torque arithmetic process (30b) by EPS_ECU by using a steering torque (Tp) generated in a second steering shaft of ... 10/20/05 - 20050234622 - Steering control system and method An electronic control system may be used to control the steering angle of a vehicle wheel. The electronic control system may be used to determine that a measured speed that a steering angle of a wheel is changing exceeds a threshold speed. The electronic control system may be used to ... 10/20/05 - 20050234621 - Active wheel steering control A control system that employs closed-loop control for providing active vehicle rear-wheel steering, where the control system receives longitudinal wheel slip inputs to improve the vehicle directional stability. The longitudinal wheel slip inputs can be from one or more of wheel speed, traction control on and automatic braking system on. ... 10/13/05 - 20050228565 - Coordination of a vehicle dynamics control system with other vehicles stability systems Described is a device for stabilizing a vehicle in critical driving situations, including a vehicle dynamics control system having a control unit, including a vehicle dynamics control algorithm, and at least one actuator and an additional vehicle stability system having an associated actuator. Vehicle dynamics control may be executed in ... 10/13/05 - 20050228564 - Vehicle steering apparatus A vehicle steering apparatus for improving steering feel when changing the angle of a steered wheel with a motor. An IFS torque compensation unit includes an oversteer IFS torque compensation gain calculation unit, which obtains a larger IFS torque compensation gain as a control target element increases during oversteer control. ... 10/06/05 - 20050222731 - Method and apparatus for estimating steering behavior for integrated chassis control A method and apparatus for providing integrated chassis control of a vehicle over the entire range of the vehicle dynamic state, including steady state and non-steady state steering conditions and linear and non-linear tire behavior, based on the general steer equation by using an estimated understeer and oversteer steering behavior ... 10/06/05 - 20050222730 - Method for identifying a person driving a vehicle and controlling driving manner A method to identify a person driving a vehicle and his/hers driving style and also to switch on the vehicle either to driving-allowing mode or on drive-stop mode, whereby in the method the vehicle comprises a card or another similar object containing data, a scanner, and the driver is provided ... 09/29/05 - 20050216156 - Vehicle stability control device There is provided a new and novel vehicle stability control device for reducing and/or canceling a yaw moment owing to the imbalance in longitudinal forces between the left and right wheels of the vehicle by automatically steering wheels. The control device estimates a longitudinal force difference-caused yaw moment and a ... 09/29/05 - 20050216155 - Steering device In accordance with a steering apparatus (20), a grip state between a ground surface on which a steered wheel is grounded and the steered wheel is estimated by a grip degree estimation arithmetically operating process (30a) which is arithmetically operated by AFS_ECU (30), and VGRS target angle is set such ... 09/22/05 - 20050209752 - Steering ratio control system of vehicle A steering ratio control system of a vehicle includes a variable steering ratio mechanism variably adjusting a steering ratio of a steer angle at left and right steered road wheels to a steering-wheel rotation angle, and a braking/driving force control unit individually controlling braking force and/or driving force of the ... 09/22/05 - 20050209751 - Steering apparatus for vehicle and method for controlling the same A vehicle steering apparatus includes a drive unit for changing a steering angle of a steered wheel. A calculation unit calculates a control target amount of the steering angle based on a vehicle model. A control unit controls the drive unit to change the steering angle based on the control ... 09/01/05 - 20050192729 - Method for calculating a wheel angle of a vehicle A method for calculating a wheel angle, especially that of a steerable wheel on the inside curve by means of an analytical relationship in accordance with the vehicle geometry, the wheel base, track width and wheel speeds being used for the calculation. ... 08/18/05 - 20050182542 - Device and procedure for a steering support for vehicles with electromechanical steering system In a device and a procedure for a steering support for vehicles with an electromechanical steering system, maneuverable vehicles wheels are connected with a steering device (1) as well as an electric servo motor (2). A support angle and/or a motive support can be obtained through the servo motor (2). ... 08/18/05 - 20050182541 - Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus has a motor controlled so as to generate steering assist power according to the steering torque required to operate a steering wheel. As a result of correction of the output of the motor in accordance with a value correlating with the rotation angular velocity correspondence ... 08/18/05 - 20050182540 - Pedestrian detection device, related method, air bag system and vehicle equipped with air bag system A pedestrian detection device, a related method, an air bag system and a vehicle are disclosed. The pedestrian detection device 20 includes an infrared ray sensor 30A, which detects a temperature of a detection object approaching to or in contact with the vehicle 10 to provide a temperature signal, an ... 08/18/05 - 20050182539 - Method and device for informing a driver or for reacting when the vehicle leaves a lane A method and a device for driver information and for a reaction upon leaving the traffic lane by a vehicle. In this context, the course of at least one edge marking of the traffic lane is ascertained, the track of the vehicle that is to be expected is determined, and ... 08/04/05 - 20050171666 - Steering angular velocity computing device and method A steering angular velocity computing device has a steering angle detector, a timer, and a steering angular velocity computing unit. The steering angle detector detects a change in a steering angle, the timer measures a required time from a time at the steering angle changed until a time at the ... 07/21/05 - 20050159868 - Method for measuring absolute steering angle of steering shaft of vehicle A method for measuring the steering angle of steering shaft for vehicle, wherein the steering angle of the steering shaft is measured by using two rotors rotating at a determined RPM ratio according to the rotation of the steering shaft. ... 07/21/05 - 20050159867 - Turning motion control system for vehicle A turning motion control system for a vehicle includes an actuator, and an actuator control device for controlling the actuator so that an actual turning motion state of the vehicle becomes close to a target turning motion state. The actuator control device is designed so that its control-permitted state and ... 07/21/05 - 20050159866 - Steering control device and steering control method of motor vehicle A first system and a second system include a first motor and a second motor for driving a steering mechanism in dependence on the rotational manipulation of a steering wheel. A first ECU and a second ECU mutually monitor abnormalities of the systems each to stop an abnormal system. When ... 07/14/05 - 20050154514 - Steering mechanism of a vehicle, comprising a variable centering device A vehicle steering system having a steering handle for steering at least one wheel is provided, and includes an arrangement for applying torque to the steering handle and a sensor for detecting applied steering torque. The arrangement generates a return torque, as a function of the steering angle, for driving ... 07/07/05 - 20050149241 - Steering control apparatus In the control of an electric power steering apparatus, where so-called lead steering control is performed in which a steering wheel angle signal is output through a lead filter to correct reaction delay of a driver and a vehicle, a delay in control response occurs due to feedback of a ... 06/23/05 - 20050137768 - Method for measuring absolute steering angle of steering shaft for vehicle A method for measuring an absolute steering angle of a steering shaft for a vehicle using two rotatable bodies that rotate together with the steering shaft of the vehicle at a predetermined rotation ratio. ... 06/09/05 - 20050125125 - Lane keep control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle In lane keep control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a deviation tendency detecting section detects whether the vehicle has a tendency of a deviation from a traveling traffic lane and a deviation avoidance controlling section performs a control for the vehicle to travel on a road surface which ... 06/09/05 - 20050125124 - Power-assisted steering system A power-assisted steering system includes a current detector for detecting sequentially current flowing to a ground-side switching element in a lower arm by a detection resistor inserted into the lower arm not only in a time period when the switching element is ON but also in time period when the ... 06/02/05 - 20050119811 - Electronic control power steering considering tilt position of steering column An electronic control power steering having a control unit for electronic control includes a tilt sensor that detects a tilt angle of a steering column, and a logic, provided in the control unit, that adjusts a power assist for steering according to signals received from the tilt sensor. ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |