Method for controling rear wheel steering

1. A method for controlling rear wheel steering provided for a vehicle, the method comprising:

recognizing an abnormal condition of a sensor that detects a stroke of a rear wheel actuator of the vehicle;

when the abnormal condition of the sensor is recognized, controlling the rear wheel steering to move rear wheels to a center position and determining whether the vehicle is traveling straight; and

when it is determined that the vehicle is traveling straight, stopping an operation of the rear wheel steering and converting a current mode to a mode of steering the vehicle only with front wheel steering.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining of whether the vehicle is traveling straight includes

calculating a speed of the vehicle,

calculating a steering angular velocity of the vehicle,

calculating torque of a steering column of the vehicle, and

determining a curvature of a lane along which the vehicle is traveling; and

the determining of whether the vehicle is traveling straight is performed based on the speed of the vehicle, the steering angular velocity, the torque of the steering column, and the curvature of the lane.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the calculating of the speed of the vehicle includes determining whether the speed of the vehicle is equal to or more than a preset first reference value and is less than a preset second reference value.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the calculating of the steering angular velocity includes determining whether the steering angular velocity is less than a preset third reference value.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the calculating of the torque of the steering column includes determining whether the torque of the steering column is less than a preset fourth reference value.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the determining of the curvature of the lane includes determining whether the curvature of the lane is less than a preset fifth reference value.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the determining whether the vehicle is traveling straight, it is determined that the vehicle is traveling straight when a speed of the vehicle is between a preset first reference value and a preset second reference value, a steering angular velocity is less than a preset third reference value, a torque of a steering column is less than a preset fourth reference value, and/or a curvature of a lane is less than a preset fifth reference value.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining of the curvature of the lane is performed through a camera provided for the vehicle.