Patent ID: 7532966

Claim:
A method for compensating torque steer appearing at the steering wheel of motor vehicles equipped with a power steering system, said method consisting of the steps of: providing a power steering assist signal, wherein said power steering assist signal comprises a signal which operates the power steering system; obtaining a plurality of predetermined vehicle parameters comprising: engine torque information; accelerator pedal information; throttle information; transmission gear information; vehicle speed information; and chassis event information; providing an initial torque steer factor; evaluating each of the parameters for its respective affect on the torque steer factor; modifying the torque steer factor responsive to said step of evaluating to thereby provide a modified torque steer factor, wherein said modified torque steer factor has a value of at least one; multiplying the modified torque steer factor by the power steering assist signal to thereby arrive at an adjusted power steering assist signal; and sending the adjusted power steering assist signal free of further modification after said step of multiplying to the power steering system, wherein the power steering system directly utilizes the adjusted power steering signal to thereby provide steering assist with reduced torque steer appearing at the steering wheel.