Patent ID: 8930079
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A method, for performance by a tangible device at a vehicle comprising a steering angle sensor, for controlling a vehicle steering system of the vehicle, the method comprising: receiving, by the tangible device comprising a processor executing instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium of the tangible device, a measured steering angle obtained by the steering angle sensor of the vehicle; calculating, by the tangible device executing the instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium of the tangible device, a moment of inertia, yielding a calculated moment of inertia, according to a relationship amongst factors comprising: determining, by the tangible device executing the instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium of the tangible device, during an automatic operational state of the vehicle, as a function of a hands-off moment of inertia and the calculated moment of inertia, whether a driver-intervention condition exists; wherein: