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Vehicle steering

  • US 9,376,108 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2013
  • Issued: 06/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of steering a vehicle in a speed control mode, and comprising substantially continually:

  • detecting steering angle;

    calculating a theoretical rate of turn of the vehicle appropriate to the detected steering angle; and

    controlling individually the speed of rotation of vehicle wheels to achieve the theoretical rate of turn;

    wherein the speed of rotation of the vehicle wheels is controlled by variation of driving torque thereof, andwherein the variation of driving torque comprises increasing or reducing the driving torque to one output of at least one of a differential gear and a driveline clutch.

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