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US 6,856,871 · App. 10/352,665 · Granted Feb 15, 2005

Method for compensating steering-torque disturbances

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Patent No.
US 6,856,871
App. No.
10/352,665
Granted
Feb 15, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for compensating steering-torque disturbances caused by unequal torque distribution at the front wheels of a motor vehicle with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive and an active differential. In this arrangement, the magnitude of the steering-torque disturbance is determined from the torque distribution, the total torque and the steering lever and a compensation torque is exerted on the steering system by means of an active steering-servo device.

Claims (8)

1. A method for compensating steering-torque disturbances on a motor vehicle having front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, an active differential in the drive line of the front wheels and an active steering-servo device, comprising the steps of:

a) determining a torque distribution (t LR ) between the front wheels brought about by the active differential;

b) determining a total torque (T ges ) output to the front wheels; and

c) determining a compensation torque (Δτ) from the torque distribution (t LR ) and the total torque (T ges ) exerted on the steering system by the steering-servo device so as to compensate for disturbing forces due to unequal torque distribution.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the torque distribution (t LR ) between the front wheels resulting from the active differential is determined from the control of the differential.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the step of determining the the total torque (T ges ) is determined from the data from an engine control unit.

4. A motor vehicle having front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive and an internal combustion engine monitored by an engine control unit, comprising:

an active differential which connects the internal combustion engine to a pair front wheels and which is monitored by a differential control unit; and a steering-servo unit for producing a servo-steering torque on a steering system of the front wheels and which is monitored by a steering-servo control unit, whereby the steering-servo control unit is coupled to the engine control unit and the differential control unit and is operative to determine a compensation torque (Δτ) from the torque distribution (t LR ) and the total torque (T ges ) exerted on the steering system so as to compensate for disturbing forces due to unequal torque distribution.