Vehicle steering device
    51.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11975771B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-07

    申请号:US17642754

    申请日:2020-10-08

    申请人: NSK Ltd.

    IPC分类号: B62D5/04 B62D15/00 B62D15/02

    摘要: A vehicle steering device includes a reaction force device, a drive device, a first ECU configured to control the reaction force device, a second ECU configured to control the drive device, a first rudder angle sensor and a second rudder angle sensor each configured to detect a steering angle of a wheel and output the detected steering angle to the second ECU, and a communication line that transmits at least one of steering angles of the wheel as detected values of the first rudder angle sensor and the second rudder angle sensor from the second ECU to the first ECU.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REDUNDANT STEERING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240140447A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18223642

    申请日:2023-07-19

    发明人: Tae Hong KIM

    IPC分类号: B60W50/023 B62D5/04

    摘要: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for controlling a redundant steering system. The apparatus includes: a first steering position controller configured to control a first MDPS module based on a first command steering angle from an autonomous driving system and a current steering angle; a second steering position controller configured to control a second MDPS module based on a second command steering angle from the autonomous driving system and the current steering angle; an internal communication interface configured to enable a communication between the first steering position controller and the second steering position controller; and a processor configured to calculate final output information including the current steering angle based on first information output from the first MDPS module and second information output from the second MDPS module, and to apply the final output information to the first steering position controller and the second steering position controller.

    Automated lateral control of a vehicle with active compensation of temperature variation effects on steering performance

    公开(公告)号:US11970227B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-30

    申请号:US17807439

    申请日:2022-06-17

    IPC分类号: B62D6/00 B62D5/04

    CPC分类号: B62D6/00 B62D5/0457

    摘要: Methods, systems and a vehicle control system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle control system includes an Electric Power Steering System (EPS), and a sensor system including a vehicle dynamics sensor configured to provide vehicle dynamics data and a temperature sensor configured to provide measured outside temperature. A processor is in operable communication with the EPS and the sensor system. The processor is configured to execute program instructions. The program instructions are configured to cause the processor to: execute an automated lateral control algorithm based on the vehicle dynamics data to generate a steering command, adapt the automated lateral control algorithm based on the measured outside temperature so that the steering command compensates for changing lateral response of the vehicle as a result of changing environmental temperature; and provide the steering command to the EPS, wherein the EPS is configured to laterally control the vehicle based on the steering command.

    ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY
    55.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240132143A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18382135

    申请日:2023-10-19

    申请人: JTEKT EUROPE

    发明人: Patrice BROCHOT

    IPC分类号: B62D5/04 H02K5/16 H02K21/02

    摘要: A motor assembly including a casing of which at least a part extends along a longitudinal axis of the casing, a stator fixedly mounted in the casing, a rotor movably mounted in rotation in the casing, the rotor including a drive shaft configured to be guided in rotation about an axis of rotation of the drive shaft, a first guide bearing configured to guide in rotation the drive shaft about the axis of rotation of the drive shaft, the motor assembly being characterized in that it includes further a guide bearing support configured to couple with the casing and to support the first guide bearing, the guide bearing support and the casing being further configured such that a coupling of the guide bearing support and of the casing makes it possible to exert an adjustable axial preload on the first guide bearing.

    Pulley system for vehicle power steering system

    公开(公告)号:US11964708B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17000859

    申请日:2020-08-24

    摘要: A pulley assembly for a steering assembly includes a motor disposed within a motor housing and having a motor shaft extending therefrom. The pulley assembly also includes a motor face plate having a motor pilot component extending therefrom in the same direction as the motor shaft extends away from the motor, the motor shaft extending through a hole in the motor face plate. The pulley assembly further includes an idler pulley post protruding from the motor housing and through the motor face plate in the substantially same axial direction of the motor shaft, the idler pulley post being radially offset from the motor shaft. The pulley assembly yet further includes a housing flange having a pilot bore to accommodate at least a portion of the motor pilot and the idler pulley post.

    Transverse wheel suspension system
    57.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11964531B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17539120

    申请日:2021-11-30

    摘要: A wheel suspension system is disclosed. The wheel suspension system may include a suspension assembly that may include a sub-frame adapted to be connected to a reference frame of a vehicle, a wheel interface adapted to rotatably support a wheel of the vehicle and to define a wheel rotation axis and a wheel rotation plane, and one or more linking units. Components of the linking unit(s) may be pivotally connected to each other, to sub-frame and to the wheel interface using pivoting connection that may cause components of the linking unit(s) to rotate about axes that are substantially perpendicular to the wheel rotation axis. The components of the linking unit(s) may be dimensioned, and positions of the pivoting connections may be set to cause a substantially linear motion of the wheel interface along a reference wheel interface motion axis that is perpendicular to the wheel rotation axis.

    Steering control for vehicles
    60.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11958554B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US16949642

    申请日:2020-11-09

    申请人: Zoox, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B62D6/00 B62D5/04 G05D1/00

    摘要: Model-based control of dynamical systems typically requires accurate domain-specific knowledge and specifications system components. Generally, steering actuator dynamics can be difficult to model due to, for example, an integrated power steering control module, proprietary black box controls, etc. Further, it is difficult to capture the complex interplay of non-linear interactions, such as power steering, tire forces, etc. with sufficient accuracy. To overcome this limitation, a recurring neural network can be employed to model the steering dynamics of an autonomous vehicle. The resulting model can be used to generate feedforward steering commands for embedded control. Such a neural network model can be automatically generated with less domain-specific knowledge, can predict steering dynamics more accurately, and perform comparably to a high-fidelity first principle model when used for controlling the steering system of a self-driving vehicle.