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Method and apparatus for operating a steering system for a motor vehicle

  • US 6,186,267 B1
  • Filed: 03/20/1998
  • Issued: 02/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for operating a steering system for a motor vehicle including a steering drive train having at least one steerable wheel, one actuator, and one auxiliary drive, and wherein the steering wheel is operable by a driver of the vehicle and by mechanically configured offset devices, the offset devices having a rotatable input shaft and output shaft, the input and output shafts having central axes that are angularly offset with respect to each other, said method comprising:

  • initiating a steering motion with the steering wheel;

    initiating an actuator motion with the actuator;

    superimposing the steering motion and actuator motion with the said auxiliary drive to generate a steering motion of the steerable wheel by computing a control signal as a function of the angular offset and the rotational motion of the input shaft; and

    controlling the actuator to initiate the motion as a function of the compiled control signal.

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