Patent ID: 6882917
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: A62C,B60L,B60R,B65F,G07C,G08G,Y02T,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An electronic control system for a vehicle comprising: a plurality of input devices, the plurality of input devices including a first input device that provides information pertaining to a steering angle of first vehicle wheel; a plurality of output devices, the plurality of output devices including actuator capable of adjusting one or both of the steering angle of the first vehicle wheel and a steering angle of a second vehicle wheel; a communication network; and a plurality of microprocessor based interface modules, the plurality of interface modules being interconnected to each other by way of the communication network, and the plurality of interface modules being coupled to the plurality of input devices to the plurality of output devices, the plurality of interface modules including one or more interface modules that is coupled to the first input device and to the actuator; wherein the electronic control system is configured to control the steering angle of one or both of the first and second vehicle wheels as a function of the information from the first input device.