39results about "Non-mechanical steering control" patented technology

The invention discloses a steering control device and an automatic driving system, the steering control device comprises a first device main body and a second device main body, the first device main body comprises a first rotating part and a first fixing part, and the first rotating part is movably arranged on the first fixing part; the second device body comprises a second rotating part, a second fixing part and a driving assembly, the second rotating part is movably arranged on the second fixing part, and the second rotating part is in transmission connection with the driving assembly; when the first device body and the second device body are detachably connected to form an annular structure arranged around the rotating shaft in a combined mode, the first rotating part and the second rotating part are combined to form a rotating body, the rotating body is fixedly connected with a steering wheel, and the first fixing part and the second fixing part are combined to form a fixing body. The fixed body is fixedly arranged below the steering wheel, and the rotating body rotates relative to the fixed body under transmission of the driving assembly so as to drive the steering wheel to rotate around the rotating shaft. According to the technical scheme, the installation efficiency of the steering control device is improved.

The invention relates to a method for operating a steer-by-wire steering system of a non-track-bound vehicle, wherein a steering request, produced by an actuation of a steering handle by means of a vehicle occupant, is detected and, on the basis of the actuation of the steering handle, a wheel angle is set on at least one vehicle wheel via a toothed rack of a steering gear. The method has the following steps: - detecting an at least temporarily specified lane, - determining whether a correction of the wheel angle of the vehicle wheel is necessary in order to stay on the detected lane, and - if it is determined that a correction of the wheel angle is necessary in order to stay on the lane, adjusting the wheel angle, independently of the actuation of the steering handle, in order to stay on the lane.

A steering control device includes a control circuit that controls driving of a reaction force motor that generates steering reaction force that is given to a steering wheel, dynamic power transmission being not performed between the steering wheel and a turning wheel of a vehicle. The control circuit requests a vehicle control device to stop operation of a powertrain in a case where a vehicle electric power source has been turned on and where exchange of information has been performed with the vehicle control device so as not to follow a preset pattern. The vehicle control device controls traveling of the vehicle. The powertrain includes a traveling drive source of the vehicle.

A radio-controlled vehicle includes a frame, a powertrain, a control system, a kinetic unit movable on a support plane, and a remote control. The frame has a first longitudinal member and a second longitudinal member, and one or more crossmembers. The vehicle has an adjustment system having a drive unit, which is fixed to a respective crossmember, a rod and a sliding member, which is fixed to a respective kinetic unit. The rod is fixed at a first end to the drive unit and at a second end to the sliding member. The rod is configured to transmit to the sliding member the motion generated by the drive unit.

Automatic steering system for guiding an agricultural vehicle (10) across a field on which a track (56) was left during a previous work operation, wherein the steering system comprises a camera (32) looking at the track, an image processing system (36) for processing image signals from the camera (32), and a steering control (34) to which a position signal generated by the image processing system (36) with respect to a detected position of the track (56) can be supplied, and the image processing system (36) is programmed to convert the image signal from the camera (32) into a binary image and to recognize the track (56) by means of a morphological operation applied to the binary image, in which it is checked at which points in the image a structural element (50) representing the track (56) fits exactly into,wherein the driving lane (56) consists of two depressions in the ground arranged at a predetermined distance and the structural element (50) consists of two approximately perpendicular lines (52, 54) or rectangles arranged at a lateral distance corresponding to the predetermined distance of the depressions in the image of the camera (32).

The invention relates to an electromechanical steering system (100) with an assistance device (102) for steering support, with a steering handle (104), with a steering angle sensor (106), with at least one steering axle (110), with an actuator (112), and with a steering control unit (114) which is configured to translate the detected steering angle into a wheel steering angle, wherein the actuator (112) is caused by means of the steering control unit (114) to adjust the wheel steering angle specified by the steering control unit (114), and wherein the steering control unit (114) is further configured to activate the assistance device (102) in the emergency or danger situation, which causes a decoupling of the wheel steering angle from the steering angle of the steering handle (104) by the actuator (112) changing or adjusting the wheel steering angle independently of the steering angle of the steering angle sensor (106).The steering control unit (110) is configured to monitor operation of the steering handle (104) during the activation of the assistance device (102), wherein the decoupling of the wheel steering angle from the steering angle of the steering handle (104) is released in several stages or continuously when a) a predefined torque or a predefined change in torque over time is detected by a torque sensor (108) assigned to the steering handle (104), or b) a predetermined change in steering angle over time is detected by the steering angle sensor (106). The invention also relates to a method for operating such a steering system (100) and a vehicle (200).

A method for operating a power steering system that has a steering handle via which a direction of travel of a vehicle can be influenced and which acts on a rack, the position of which determines the direction of travel, wherein the vehicle is in a state in which the direction of travel is specified using a requested trajectory which is provided; after detection of a fault in the power steering system, the rack is moved towards a zero position, the movement of the rack towards the zero position is terminated when the driver resumes control of the vehicle and an intervention occurs via the steering handle.

This invention provides a self-propelled full trailer that allows for trailer exchange in situations where space is limited, such as at existing transport platform transfer points, without requiring the tractor to move to the front of the trailer. [Solution] A full trailer 3 is towed by a tractor 1 by a drawbar 2, wherein the full trailer 3 is a self-propelled full trailer 3 consisting of an internal combustion engine or an electric vehicle, and is equipped with steering mechanisms 38 on its front wheels 33 and rear wheels 35 respectively to enable driving operations, and furthermore, the drawbar 2 can be attached to either the front or rear side of the self-propelled full trailer 3.

Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed to remove a steering wheel of a vehicle. As disclosed herein, a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause processor circuitry of a vehicle to: detect a request to remove a steering wheel from a steering system of a vehicle; verify a user identity based on a user profile, the user profile stored in a memory associated with the vehicle; determine whether a disengagement criterion is satisfied; and after the user identity is detected and the disengagement criterion is satisfied, disengage a lock to enable removal of the steering wheel from the steering system of the vehicle.

The utility model discloses a steering control device. The steering control device comprises a lower shell, an upper shell, a transmission ring and a driving assembly. Wherein the lower shell is fixedly arranged below a steering wheel and is provided with a containing groove; the upper shell is used for being fixedly connected with the steering wheel and covers a groove opening of the containing groove to form an annular containing cavity, and the two side walls, oppositely arranged, of the lower shell and the upper shell are arranged at intervals in the radial direction of the lower shell. The transmission ring is connected with the upper shell in a fastening mode, and the transmission ring is movably arranged on the lower shell and contained in the annular containing cavity. And the driving assembly is in transmission connection with the transmission ring, so that the transmission ring and the upper shell rotate relative to the lower shell under the transmission of the driving assembly to drive the steering wheel to rotate around the rotating shaft. According to the technical scheme, the transmission ring can be protected and is not prone to damage, and therefore the service life of the steering control device is prolonged.

A vehicle steering actuation device includes a power transfer coupling device configured to be coupled to a steering shaft within a steering column of a vehicle, the power transfer coupling device configured to be used in place of a vehicle steering wheel; an electric motor configured to rotate the power transfer coupling device to steer the vehicle, the electric motor being capable of producing sufficient torque for steering the vehicle so that a power steering assembly is not required to be operating; a control unit operatively coupled to the electric motor, the control unit configured to control the steering by controlling the electric motor based upon steering commands inputted to the control unit by a user; and an anti-rotation device configured to prevent the vehicle steering actuation device from rotating relative to an outer wall of the steering column when the steering shaft is being driven by the electric motor.

An agricultural field work vehicle includes a steered wheel, a steering mechanism including a steering tool to perform a steering operation to steer the steered wheel, an automatic steering controller configured or programmed to change between a non-controlling state in which the automatic steering is not performed and an automatic control state in which the automatic steering is performed and output at least one target steering parameter, and a steering driver to perform drive control on the steering mechanism based on the at least one target steering parameter when the automatic steering controller is in the automatic control state. The steering tool is configured to change a steering amount thereof in conjunction with the drive control by the steering driver. The automatic steering controller is configured or programmed to suppress the at least one target steering parameter in response to a change from the non-controlling state to the automatic control state.

The utility model discloses a steering control device which comprises a rotating body, a fixing body, a fastening assembly and a driving assembly, the rotating body is movably arranged on the fixing body, a fixing base is arranged on the side, away from the fixing body, of the rotating body, and the fixing base is located below spokes of a steering wheel. The fixing body is used for being fixedly arranged below the steering wheel. And the fastening assembly is used for realizing fastening connection between the rotating body and the steering wheel by fastening and connecting the fixing seat and the spokes. And the driving assembly is in transmission connection with the rotating body, so that the rotating body rotates relative to the fixed body under the transmission of the driving assembly to drive the steering wheel to rotate around the rotating shaft. According to the technical scheme, the application range of the steering control device can be widened, batch production of the steering control device is facilitated, and the manufacturing cost of the steering control device is reduced.

A midpoint correction device for performing midpoint correction of a steering torque sensor, which is applied to a vehicle provided with a EPS device that applies control torque to a steering transmission system between a steering wheel and a steered wheel, and a steering torque sensor provided in the steering transmission system, includes a control unit that includes a nonvolatile storage device and performs remote operation control of the vehicle, and the control unit stores the steering torque detected by the steering torque sensor in the storage device as a midpoint offset amount in a state where the remote operation control is performed, reads the midpoint offset amount from the storage device during traveling of the vehicle, and corrects the steering torque detected by the steering torque sensor with the midpoint offset amount, thereby performing midpoint correction.

The present disclosure relates to a steering control method and device, electronic equipment, storage medium and vehicle, and relates to the field of vehicles. The present disclosure first acquires actual steering angle information of the steering wheel in the case of determining that the electronic power steering system fails, and determines the current differential torque according to the current torque of two driving motors. Then, the steering takeover state of the vehicle is determined according to the differential torque and the actual steering angle information. Finally, in the case of the steering takeover state being the driver takeover vehicle steering state, the driving motor is controlled to steer the vehicle in response to the driving operation of the driver. According to the current differential torque and the actual steering angle information, the steering takeover state of the vehicle is accurately determined in the case of the electronic power steering system failure, the automatic driving mode and the manual driving mode are switched in time, the safety of the vehicle is improved, and the experience of the user is improved.

A remote operation device is a device for remote operation of a vehicle, and is provided with a notification device and one or more processors. The notification device notifies a remote operator of the vehicle by at least one of hearing, tactile, and visual. In a case where control operation information indicating that vehicle stabilization control for travel stabilization of the vehicle is in an operating state is received from the vehicle, the one or more processors control the notification device to make an operation notification to a remote operator indicating that the vehicle stabilization control is in the operating state. As a result, a remote operator can easily determine whether or not vehicle stabilization control is operating in a vehicle operated by the remote operator.

A common command and control architecture (alternatively termed herein as a “universal control architecture”) is disclosed that allows different unmanned systems, including different types of unmanned systems (e.g., air, ground, and / or maritime unmanned systems), to be controlled simultaneously through a common control device (e.g., a controller that can be an input and / or output device). The universal control architecture brings significant efficiency gains in engineering, deployment, training, maintenance, and future upgrades of unmanned systems. In addition, the disclosed common command and control architecture breaks the traditional stovepipe development involving deployment models and thus reducing hardware and software maintenance, creating a streamlined training / proficiency initiative, reducing physical space requirements for transport, and creating a scalable, more connected interoperable approach to control of unmanned systems over existing unmanned systems technology.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a trajectory of a motor vehicle in a traffic lane, the method comprising a step (6) of determining an angle (50), referred to as the steering wheel angle, to be given to a steering system of the vehicle in order to follow the lane, the step (6) of determining the steering wheel angle (50) comprising a step (8) of calculating an angle (48), referred to as the guidance angle (48), using first information (52), the method further comprising a step (10) of acquiring second information (54) relating to an orientation of the lane, and a step (12) of defining a limitation rule (56) on the basis of the second information (54), the step (6) of determining the steering wheel angle (50) comprising a step (14) of correcting the guidance angle (48) in the event of non-compliance with the limitation rule (56).

The invention relates to a method for operating a steering system (2) of a vehicle (1), wherein - the steering system (2) is operated in an autonomous steering mode in which steering processes are carried out autonomously, or in a manual steering mode in which steering processes are carried out by a user (3), - the user (3) is identified when the steering system (2) is operated in the autonomous steering mode, and user information is established on the basis of the identified user (3), comprising: - establishing an assessment result by assessing a potential, immediately imminent steering intervention by the user (3) on the basis of the at least one item of user information, and - operating the steering system (2) by preconfiguring a steering controller (11) on the basis of the established assessment result, as a result of which the steering system (2) is prepared for a potential, immediately imminent manual steering intervention by the user (3) while in the autonomous steering mode. The invention also relates to an electronic steering system (2) and to a vehicle (1).

The present disclosure has an object to provide a remote control device and remote control system that are capable of coupling a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle without dispatching an assistant to the site even if coupling work under automatic control fails.The remote control device according to the present disclosure includes a steering detection unit that acquires, as a steering amount, an operator's steering of the towing vehicle that has been switched to remote control control when a predetermined condition is satisfied, an input detection unit that receives remote steering information including a setting for whether or not to perform remote steering, a transmission unit that transmits the steering amount and the remote steering information, a reception unit that receives rear image information behind the towing vehicle and sensor information of the towing vehicle detected by an internal sensor, a trajectory calculation unit that calculates a predicted trajectory of a predetermined portion of the towing vehicle as trajectory information based on the steering amount, the sensor information, and a motion model of the towing vehicle, and an image generation unit that generates a presentation image to be presented to the operator by superimposing the trajectory information on the rear image information.

The invention provides a steering control method of an unmanned vehicle, a steering control device of the unmanned vehicle, electronic equipment and a computer program product, and belongs to the technical field of unmanned driving. The method comprises the following steps: monitoring a steering operation state of the unmanned vehicle; when it is detected that the steering operation state of the unmanned vehicle is abnormal, switching from a first control mode to a second control mode; in the first control mode, the unmanned vehicle performs automatic steering control according to steering angle data, and in the second control mode, the unmanned vehicle is prohibited from performing automatic steering control according to the steering angle data; receiving a steering control instruction sent by external control equipment; and controlling the unmanned vehicle to execute steering operation based on the steering control instruction. According to the invention, effective and accurate steering control can be carried out when the steering operation state of the unmanned vehicle is abnormal.

The invention relates to a method for operating a steer-by-wire steering system of a non-track-bound vehicle, wherein the steering request of a vehicle occupant is detected by actuating a steering handle and a wheel angle at at least one vehicle wheel is set via a rack of a steering gear depending on the actuating of the steering handle, comprising the following steps: - Detecting an at least temporarily predetermined track, - Determining whether a correction of the wheel angle of the vehicle wheel is necessary to maintain the detected track; If it is determined that a correction of the wheel angle is necessary to maintain the track, adjusting the wheel angle to maintain the detected track independently of the actuating of the steering handle.

The invention relates to a drive unit (100) for a a steer-by-wire system (S) for a vehicle (F), having: - a motor (10) for providing a drive power to a control rod of the wheel actuator, - a sensor device (20) for determining the position of the control rod (101), wherein the sensor device (20) has a first sensor unit (21) and at least one second sensor unit (22), the first sensor unit (21) is designed to detect the angle of a rotor shaft (11) of the motor (10), and the second sensor unit (22) is designed to detect the angle of an auxiliary shaft (12) which is mechanically operatively connected to the rotor shaft (11), - a transmission device (30) for providing the mechanical operative connection between the rotor shaft (11) and the auxiliary shaft (12), and - a controller (40) for actuating the sensor device (20) and / or for determining the position of the control rod (101) of the wheel actuator (110), said first sensor unit (21) and second sensor unit (22) using different measuring principles.

This system provides a control system that allows for easy configuration of information necessary for operating a wide variety of unmanned mobile vehicles. [Solution] In one aspect of the present disclosure, an unmanned mobile vehicle control system is provided, comprising: an unmanned mobile vehicle equipped with a camera; a ride-on control device for a user to operate the unmanned mobile vehicle; a video output device that outputs video captured by the camera; and a tablet terminal that receives input from the user of information necessary for operating the unmanned mobile vehicle.

A control device for a model car includes: a rotation sensor configured to detect a rotation number of a first wheel and a rotation number of a second wheel of a model car; and a controller configured to perform driving control of a driving source of the model car such that a rotation number difference between the first wheel and the second wheel is reduced when the rotation number difference is greater than or equal to a threshold.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to identifying and displaying traffic lanes that are available for autonomous driving. This information may be displayed to a driver of a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode, in order to inform the driver of where he or she can use the autonomous driving mode. In one example, the display may visually distinguishing between lanes that are available for auto-drive from those that are not. The display may also include an indicator of the position of a lane (autodrive or not) currently occupied by the vehicle. In addition, if that lane is an autodrive lane the display may include information indicating how much further the vehicle may continue in the autonomous driving mode in that particular lane. The display may also display information indicating the remaining autodrive distance in other lanes as well as the lane with the greatest remaining autodrive distance.

The utility model discloses a steering control device which comprises a rotating body, a fixed body, a rolling supporting assembly and a driving assembly, the rotating body is used for being connected with a steering wheel in a fastened mode, and the rotating body is provided with a driving part; the fixing body is fixedly arranged below the steering wheel; the rolling supporting assembly is rotationally arranged on the fixed body and supports the rotating body in a rolling mode; the driving assembly is in transmission connection with the driving part, so that the rotating body rotates relative to the fixed body under the transmission of the driving assembly to drive the steering wheel to rotate around the rotating shaft, and the projection of the rolling supporting assembly in the radial direction of the rotating body is at least partially overlapped with the driving part. According to the technical scheme, the rotating body can be prevented from moving, and the reliability of transmission connection between the driving assembly and the rotating body is guaranteed.

Method for operating a power steering system that has a steering handle via which a direction of travel of a vehicle can be influenced and which acts on a rack, the position of which determines the direction of travel, wherein the vehicle is in a state in which the direction of travel is specified using a requested trajectory calculated by the power steering system, after detection of a fault in the power steering system the rack is controlled by a substitute position controller, the control by the substitute position controller is terminated when the driver resumes control of the vehicle and an intervention occurs via the steering handle.

The invention discloses a steering control device and an automatic driving system.The steering control device comprises a rotating body, a fixed body, a rolling supporting assembly and a driving assembly, the rotating body is used for being connected with a steering wheel in a fastened mode, and the rotating body is provided with a driving part; the fixing body is fixedly arranged below the steering wheel; the rolling supporting assembly is rotationally arranged on the fixed body and supports the rotating body in a rolling mode; the driving assembly is in transmission connection with the driving part, so that the rotating body rotates relative to the fixed body under the transmission of the driving assembly to drive the steering wheel to rotate around the rotating shaft, and the projection of the rolling supporting assembly in the radial direction of the rotating body is at least partially overlapped with the driving part. According to the technical scheme, the rotating body can be prevented from moving, and the reliability of transmission connection between the driving assembly and the rotating body is guaranteed.