CA2201196A1 - Method for determining steering position of automotive steering mechanism - Google Patents

Method for determining steering position of automotive steering mechanism

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CA2201196A1
CA2201196A1 CA2201196A CA2201196A CA2201196A1 CA 2201196 A1 CA2201196 A1 CA 2201196A1 CA 2201196 A CA2201196 A CA 2201196A CA 2201196 A CA2201196 A CA 2201196A CA 2201196 A1 CA2201196 A1 CA 2201196A1
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steering
determining
automotive
center
center position
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Dinu Petre Madau
Behrouz Ashrafi
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Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd
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Abstract

A method for determining a steering wheel angle of a vehicular steering system includes determining a center position for the steering sensor output every time the vehicle is started. The method employs the use of a yaw sensor for computing an estimate of the actual steering position so that a center position may be back computed to provide immediate and accurate steering position data using the steering sensor signal for controlling an automotive device. The accuracy of the initial estimates may be improved upon by implementing interim and final center algorithms as vehicle operating characteristics permit.
CA002201196A 1996-04-01 1997-03-27 Method for determining steering position of automotive steering mechanism Expired - Lifetime CA2201196C (en)

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