Patent ID: 8078361

Claim:
A method for assisting an operator of a vehicle in adjusting a nominal steering angle at steerable wheels of the vehicle for vehicle stabilization, the method comprising: determining a steering torque of a steering line of the vehicle dependent on a difference between the nominal steering angle and an instantaneous steering angle; estimating a value of a load moment acting on the steering line of the vehicle based upon a hand moment, a motor moment, a steering column steering angle and a steering angle velocity of a steering column; and applying an additional torque to the determined steering torque of the steering line of the vehicle, wherein the additional steering torque is established dependent on the estimated value for the load moment; wherein the additional steering torque is composed of at least two additive components, with a first component being determined dependent on the difference between the nominal steering angle and the instantaneous steering angle, and a second component is established dependent on the estimated value of the load moment.