Patent ID: 9254866
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling steering of a vehicle through setting wheel angles of a plurality of modular electronic corner assemblies (eModules), the method comprising: receiving a driving mode selected from a mode selection menu; determining, in a master controller, a position of a steering input device; determining, in the master controller, a velocity of the vehicle when the determined position of the steering input device is near center; transmitting a drive mode request corresponding to the driving mode to a plurality of steering controllers when the steering wheel is near center and the velocity of the vehicle is below a maximum velocity; determining, in the master controller, a required steering angle of each of the plurality of eModules as a function of the determined position of the steering input device, the determined velocity of the vehicle, and the driving mode; setting each of the eModules to an angle of 0 degrees and recording the angle setting of each of the eModules to a memory in the master controller, when the determined position of the steering input device is near 0 degrees; and setting the eModules to the respective determined steering angles.