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Granted Patent B2
US 12,139,220 · App. 17/907,713 · Granted Nov 12, 2024

Method for operating a steering system

Inventor: Joerg Strecker (Pluederhausen, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
B62D6/002B62D5/0421
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Patent No.
US 12,139,220
App. No.
17/907,713
Granted
Nov 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is for operating a steering system, more particularly a steer-by-wire steering system. The steering system includes at least one wheel steering angle control element which is provided to influence and/or change a wheel steering angle of at least one vehicle wheel depending on a target specification signal correlated with a steering specification. The wheel steering angle control element has a limited maximum wheel steering angle control range for changing the wheel steering angle, and the target specification signal is limited by a saturation to the maximum wheel steering angle control range. The target specification signal is modified in such a manner that the, more particularly modified, target specification signal has a constant and differentiable curve at least in an edge range of the wheel steering angle control range.

Claims (27)

1. A method for operating a steering system comprising at least one wheel steering angle adjuster, the method comprising:

influencing and/or changing a wheel steering angle of at least one vehicle wheel depending on a target specification signal correlated with a steering specification using the at least one wheel steering angle adjuster, wherein the at least one wheel steering angle adjuster has a limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range for changing the wheel steering angle;

limiting the target specification signal based on saturation to the limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range; and

modifying the target specification signal, such that the modified, target specification signal has a constant and differentiable curve at least in an edge range of the limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein modifying the target specification signal comprises:

using at least one filter to modify the target specification signal; and

dynamically adapting a cut-off frequency of the at least one filter based on a target position of a steering adjustment element of the at least one wheel steering angle adjuster.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:

determining a difference between a maximum value of the limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range and the target position of the steering adjustment element for the dynamic adaptation of the cut-off frequency.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:

using a characteristic curve for the dynamic adaptation of the cut-off frequency.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:

using a direction of movement of the steering adjustment element during the dynamic adaptation of the cut-off frequency.

6. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one filter is configured and/or the cut-off frequency is set such that a substantial modification of the target specification signal takes place exclusively in a boundary region of the limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range.

7. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one filter included a PT2 filter.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

using at least one limiting element to limit the target specification signal to a limit value correlated with a maximum value of the limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range.

9. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:

using at least two limiting elements for limiting the target specification signal,

wherein a first limiting element of the at least two limiting elements is arranged upstream of the at least one filter in terms of circuitry, and

wherein a second limiting element of the at least two limiting elements is arranged downstream of the at least one filter in terms of circuitry.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a control unit, is configured to carry out the method.

11. A steering system for a vehicle, comprising:

at least one wheel steering angle adjuster configured to influence and/or change a wheel steering angle of at least one vehicle wheel of the vehicle depending on a target specification signal correlated with a steering specification, the at least one wheel steering angle adjuster having a limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range for changing the wheel steering angle; and

a control unit configured to operate the at least one wheel steering angle adjuster, the control unit configured to:

limit the target specification signal based on saturation to the limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range, and

modify the target specification signal, such that the modified target specification signal has a constant and differentiable curve at least in an edge range of the limited maximum wheel steering angle adjustment range.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2022
From: STRECKER, JOERG
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 061824/0510 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 204 334.5 · Apr 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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