Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-mode steering control for a vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆多模式转向控制
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Application No.: US14455716Application Date: 2014-08-08
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Publication No.: US09439341B2Publication Date: 2016-09-13
- Inventor: Thomas D. Bebernes , Thomas A. Nichols , David V. Rotole , Walter C. Wright
- Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Moline
- Assignee: Deere & Company
- Current Assignee: Deere & Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Moline
- Agency: Lorenz & Kopf, LLP
- Main IPC: A01B69/00
- IPC: A01B69/00 ; B62D5/09 ; G05D1/02 ; B62D5/065 ; A01B69/04 ; B62D5/06 ; B62D11/00 ; B62D11/24 ; B62D11/04

Abstract:
A steering system and method is described for a vehicle having steerable front and rear wheels, and a steering input device for receiving manual steering input. Front and rear hydraulic steering devices may be coupled, respectively, to the front and rear wheels. Front and rear valve assemblies may be configured, respectively, to steer the front and rear wheels. In a manual steering mode, the front valve assembly may be disabled with respect to the front steering device, and the front hydraulic steering device may steer the front wheels based upon the manual steering input. In a rear steering assist mode, a rear steering command may be determined based upon the manual steering input, and the rear wheels steered based upon the rear steering command. In an automated steering mode, the front and rear wheels may be automatically steered based upon a target path of travel for the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160037707A1 MULTI-MODE STEERING CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2016-02-11
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