Arrangement and method for steering a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A steering arrangement for a motor vehicle having at least two steerable wheels comprising steering control means for controlling the vehicle wheels as a function of a desired steering angle signal and braking means for producing selectively different braking forces at the vehicle wheels as a function of the desired steering angle signal in the event of a fault in steering equipment.
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Abstract
An arrangement for steering a motor vehicle having at least two steerable wheels including steering equipment for setting the position of the steerable wheels as a function of a desired steering angle signal and braking equipment which is present in the vehicle and which, in the event of a fault in the steering equipment, produces selectively different braking forces at the wheels as a function of the desired steering signal. A method for steering a motor vehicle in the event of failure of the steering equipment includes the step of applying different braking forces to the vehicle wheels in accordance with a desired steering angle signal.
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- 1. A steering arrangement for a motor vehicle having at least two steerable wheels comprising steering control means for controlling the vehicle wheels as a function of a desired steering angle signal and braking means for producing selectively different braking forces at the vehicle wheels as a function of the desired steering angle signal in the event of a fault in steering equipment.
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13. A method for steering a motor vehicle having at least two steerable wheels wherein the setting of the position of the wheels in order to produce a steering response is carried out by steering control means as a function of a desired steering angle signal comprising:
applying selectively different braking forces to the vehicle wheels as a function of a desired steering angle to produce a steering response of the motor vehicle in the event of a fault in vehicle steering equipment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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