IP Library Granted Patent US 12,454,303
Granted Patent B2
US 12,454,303 · App. 17/689,961 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Steering control device and method

Inventor: Tae Sik Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
B62D1/22B60R25/02B62D15/022G01D5/145B60Y2304/01B60Y2400/3012
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Patent No.
US 12,454,303
App. No.
17/689,961
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a steering control device and method. According to the disclosure, a steering control device comprises a detachable dial including a permanent magnet, a hall sensor detecting a position of a magnet provided in the dial, and a controller receiving manager authentication information, calculating a rotation angle of the dial based on a position of the permanent magnet received from the hall sensor when the manager authentication information is valid, and transmitting a control signal to a road wheel actuator (RWA) to move a tire to a position corresponding to the rotation angle.

Claims (27)

1 . A steering control device, comprising:

a detachable dial including a permanent magnet;

a hall sensor detecting a position of the permanent magnet included in the dial; and

a controller receiving manager authentication information, determining whether the manager authentication information is valid, calculating a rotation angle of the dial based on a position of the permanent magnet received from the hall sensor when the manager authentication information is valid, and transmitting a control signal to a road wheel actuator (RWA) to move a tire to a position corresponding to the rotation angle.

2 . The steering control device of claim 1 , wherein the controller sets an offset of the dial based on a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet and a reference magnet disposed in a line of a rotation shaft of the dial.

3 . The steering control device of claim 2 , wherein the reference magnet is disposed between the hall sensor and the permanent magnet.

4 . The steering control device of claim 2 , wherein the reference magnet is rotated around the rotation shaft of the dial by a housing including the reference magnet and a bearing installed in the housing.

5 . The steering control device of claim 1 , further comprising an input unit receiving the manager authentication information and transmitting the manager authentication information to the controller,

wherein the input unit is disposed on an upper surface of a dashboard.

6 . The steering control device of claim 1 , wherein the manager authentication information is generated through at least one of an input of a password, an input of a pattern, or an input of a steering control button included in the dial.

7 . The steering control device of claim 1 , wherein the controller further includes an output unit that receives tire information changed corresponding to the rotation angle of the dial from the RWA and outputs a position of the tire based on the tire information.

8 . The steering control device of claim 1 , wherein the controller permits reception of the manager authentication information according to a predetermined condition and, if the dial is mounted, determines the validity of the received manager authentication information.

9 . The steering control device of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined condition includes at least one of when a host vehicle is incapable of self-driving, when the host vehicle departs from a pre-stored terrain, or when a driver's steering control request signal is received.

10 . A steering control method, comprising:

by a hall sensor, detecting a position of a permanent magnet included in a detachable dial;

receiving manager authentication information and determining validity of the manager authentication information;

calculating a rotation angle of the detachable dial including the permanent magnet based on a position of the permanent magnet received from the hall sensor when the manager authentication information is valid; and

transmitting a control signal to a road wheel actuator (RWA) to move a tire to a position corresponding to the rotation angle.

11 . The steering control method of claim 10 , wherein the calculating of the rotation angle of the detachable dial comprises setting an offset of the dial based on a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet and a reference magnet disposed in a line of a rotation shaft of the dial for steering.

12 . The steering control method of claim 11 , wherein the reference magnet is disposed between the hall sensor and the permanent magnet.

13 . The steering control method of claim 11 , wherein the reference magnet is rotated around the rotation shaft of the dial by a housing including the reference magnet and a bearing installed in the housing.

14 . The steering control method of claim 10 , wherein the manager authentication information is generated through at least one of an input of a password, an input of a pattern, or an input of a steering control button included in the dial.

15 . The steering control method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving tire information changed corresponding to the rotation angle of the dial from the RWA; and

outputting a position of the tire based on the tire information.

16 . The steering control method of claim 10 , wherein the determining of the validity of the manager authentication information comprises permitting reception of the manager authentication information according to a predetermined condition and, if the dial is mounted, determining the validity of the received manager authentication information.

17 . The steering control method of claim 16 , wherein the predetermined condition includes at least one of when a host vehicle is incapable of self-driving, when the host vehicle departs from a pre-stored terrain, or when a driver's steering control request signal is received.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2024
From: KIM, TAE SIK
To: MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067506/0968 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 18, 2022
From: MANDO CORPORATION
To: HL MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062152/0127 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0031778 · Mar 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220289267A1 · Sep 15, 2022
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