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Tire windup compensation

  • US 9,434,415 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2013
  • Issued: 09/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for compensating for tire windup, comprising:

  • a motor producing a motor current when providing power steering;

    a sensor capable of providing data relative to a steering component movement; and

    a controller programmed to modify an output of the motor after a parking event based onthe steering component movement data, anda difference between the motor current during the parking event and a predetermined current magnitude, indicating tire windup from the parking event.

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