Patent ID: 7407034

Claim:
A method for controlling a vehicle, comprising: sensing the operation of a control element ( 7 ) by the driver of the vehicle and the steering angle of the vehicle being regulated in dependence thereupon; sensing the speed of the vehicle and defining a procedure for changing the steering angle of the vehicle based on the sensed operation of the control element and the sensed vehicle speed; and regulating the steering angle of the vehicle according to the defined procedure so that the speed of change of the steering angle is defined as a function of the sensed vehicle speed; the speed of change of the steering angle is defined in an inverse relationship relative to the sensed vehicle speed; the procedure comprises an escalation at its start in order to reach a defined speed of change of the steering angle; and the escalation is shorter in terms of time for a sensed vehicle speed within a higher vehicle speed range than within a lower vehicle speed range.