Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to center a steering wheel
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Application No.: US17201312Application Date: 2021-03-15
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Publication No.: US12005974B2Publication Date: 2024-06-11
- Inventor: Daniel James Nichols , William James Bouse , Justin Sekula , Alex Parker , Zhongzhou Yang
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC
- Agent Lorne Forsythe
- Main IPC: B62D5/04
- IPC: B62D5/04 ; B62D15/02

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed herein to center a steering wheel. An example vehicle includes a steering position sensor to identify a steering wheel position, a pinion angle identifier to compare a first steering position angle to a second steering position angle, the second steering position angle corresponding to a centered steering wheel position, and an angle modifier to adjust the first steering position angle to match the second steering position angle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220289276A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CENTER A STEERING WHEEL Public/Granted day:2022-09-15
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