Patent ID: 9008911
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A method for electrically limiting a steering gear travel path of a steering gear in a wheeled vehicle with a steering drive, comprising: adjusting, by a controller, the steering gear in a first direction; acquiring, by the controller, a first maximum travel path in the first direction with the steering drive; prescribing, by the controller, a first limiting value based upon this acquired first maximum travel path; and electrically limiting the travel path of the steering gear in the first direction based upon the first limiting value. adjusting the steering gear in a second direction; acquiring a second maximum travel path in the second direction via the steering drive; prescribing a second limiting value based upon this acquired second maximum travel path; and electrically limiting the steering gear travel path in the second direction based upon the second limiting value, wherein the first and second limiting values are variably prescribed.