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Granted Patent B2
US 10,759,474 · App. 15/947,900 · Granted Sep 1, 2020

Stowable steering wheel

Inventor: Jens Christiansen (Plymouth, MI)
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
B62D6/003B62D5/0457B62D15/021B60R16/027B60W50/10B60W2050/0005B62D3/14
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Patent No.
US 10,759,474
App. No.
15/947,900
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to determine that a steering wheel is one of engaged and disengaged with a steering based on a detected deflection of a steering torsion bar. The memory stores instructions to actuate the steering based on the determination.

Claims (23)

1. A system, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to:

determine that a steering wheel is one of engaged and disengaged with a steering based on a detected torsional deflection of a steering torsion bar;

actuate a user interface to provide a status of whether the steering wheel is engaged or disengaged from the steering; and

actuate the steering based on the determination.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to actuate the steering based on the determination by providing input to the steering according to one or more parameters selected according to the determination.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more parameters indicate a gain value.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to actuate the steering in one of an autonomous-mode, a semi-autonomous mode and a non-autonomous mode based on the determination.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to actuate the steering to disengage the steering wheel upon determining the steering wheel is engaged with the steering.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to store a first fault code upon determining the steering wheel is engaged with the steering, and to store a second fault code that is different than the first fault code upon determining the steering wheel is disengaged from the steering.

7. A system, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to:

determine that a steering wheel is one of engaged and disengaged with a steering based on a detected torsional deflection of a steering torsion bar; and

actuate the steering based on the determination by providing input to the steering according to one or more parameters selected according to the determination.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more parameters indicate a gain value.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to actuate the steering in one of an autonomous-mode, a semi-autonomous mode and a non-autonomous mode based on the determination.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to actuate the steering to disengage the steering wheel upon determining the steering wheel is engaged with the steering.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to store a first fault code upon determining the steering wheel is engaged with the steering, and to store a second fault code that is different than the first fault code upon determining the steering wheel is disengaged from the steering.

12. A system, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to:

determine that a steering wheel is one of engaged and disengaged with a steering based on a detected torsional deflection of a steering torsion bar;

actuate the steering based on the determination; and

actuate the steering to disengage the steering wheel upon determining the steering wheel is engaged with the steering.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to actuate the steering based on the determination by providing input to the steering according to one or more parameters selected according to the determination, the one or more parameters indicating a gain value.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to actuate the steering in one of an autonomous-mode, a semi-autonomous mode and a non-autonomous mode based on the determination.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the memory further stores instructions to store a first fault code upon determining the steering wheel is engaged with the steering, and to store a second fault code that is different than the first fault code upon determining the steering wheel is disengaged from the steering.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2018
From: CHRISTIANSEN, JENS
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Continuity (1)
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