Patent SG-11201900825W-A (SG)
Title: Method of controlling a vehicle
Inventor: WILLIAMS DANIEL E
IPC: B62D1/28
Filed: 2017-08-28
Abstract: 1 1-1 Cr) O 00 O 1-1 C (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 01 March 2018 (01.03.2018) W I PO I PCT omit IIl °nolo III i Em oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/039661 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B62D 1/28 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/048821 (22) International Filing Date: 28 August 2017 (28.08.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/379,765 26 August 2016 (26.08.2016) US (71) Applicant: TRW AUTOMOTIVE US LLC [US/US]; 12025 Tech Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan 48150 (US). (72) Inventor: WILLIAMS, Daniel E; 2340 Hopwood Drive, Carmel, Indiana 46032 (US). (74) Agent: TAROLLI, James L.; Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, Tummino LLP, 1300 East Ninth St., Suite 1700, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (54) Title: METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE 32 / 10 Fig. (57) : A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining location, speed, and direction of travel of the vehicle. At least one vehicle condition is sensed. A desired trajectory for the vehicle is determined in response to the sensed vehicle condition. A center point of an artificial stiffness applied to a steering wheel of the vehicle is varied so that the desired trajectory becomes the center point of the artificial stiffness. The artificial stiffness applied to the steering wheel is increased in response to an initiated steering maneuver. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a steering system for turning steerable vehicle wheels of the vehicle in response to rotation of a steering wheel of the vehicle. A first sensor senses a location, speed, and direction of travel of the vehicle. A second sensor senses at least one vehicle condition. A controller that receives signals from the first and second sensors determines a desired trajectory for the vehicle in response to first and second signals received from the first and second sensors and varies a center point of an artificial [Continued on next page] WO 2018/039661 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREIHNIMIRIDIEHIMMOIMIE (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) stiffness applied to the steering wheel of the vehicle so that the desired trajectory becomes the center point of the artificial stiffness and increases the artificial stiffness applied to the steering wheel in response to an initiated steering maneuver.