698results about "Steering controls" patented technology

A system for collaborative steering in steer-by-wire (SBW) vehicles includes sensors, a rack motor altering a position of the vehicle's steerable road wheels and an emulator altering a torque and position of a vehicle hand wheel. A collaborative steering system application (CSSA) obtains, static and dynamic information about the vehicle and the vehicle's environment, and generates a rack torque and / or angle command to the rack motor and an emulator torque and / or angle command to the emulator. The CSSA adjusts between ADAS and manual steering ratios and automatically transitions control between ADAS SBW control and manual control. The CSSA smooths transitions between ADAS SBW control and manual steering control and adjusts hand wheel stiffness by altering the emulator torque command, and causes the rack motor and emulator to operate according to a kinematic model while adapting road wheel response and vehicle operator steering feel based on scenarios and features currently enabled.

A vehicle control method includes the following steps. When a vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode, a first steering signal is received from a steering column of the vehicle. The first steering signal includes a first torque signal and / or a first steering angle signal. The holding information of a steering wheel of the vehicle is obtained, and the holding information indicates whether the steering wheel is held. Based on the first steering signal and the holding information, the vehicle is controlled to maintain or exit the autonomous driving mode.

A bushing for a steering column rake bracket assembly includes a flange portion. The bushing also includes a tubular segment having an inner wall defining a central hole and an outer wall. The outer wall of the tubular segment includes a first flat outer surface. The outer wall also includes a second flat outer surface. The outer wall further includes a first curved end surface connecting the first flat outer surface and the second flat outer surface. The outer wall yet further includes a second curved end surface connecting the first flat outer surface and the second flat outer surface.

A motor vehicle includes a passenger compartment, a steering wheel configured to be moveable between a use position and a stowed position, a floor, a seating rail system positioned on the floor and extending along a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, and a plurality of seating assemblies arranged in the passenger compartment in a first row, a second row, and a third row and configured to be actuated to a plurality of positions. Also included is a center console on a center console rail system extending longitudinally on the floor. A controller is configured to receive an input commanding a selected passenger compartment arrangement. The controller controls the actuators to position the seat assemblies, the center console and the steering wheel in the commanded passenger compartment arrangement.

A method for the automatic adjustment of a cockpit inside a road vehicle comprising the steps of determining anthropometric data of a driver; processing an ergonomic position of a model of the driver sitting on board the road vehicle; processing an optimal configuration of the cockpit; operating a plurality of actuator systems so as to cause the cockpit to reach the optimal configuration; wherein the ergonomic position of the model is processed in association with a minimum ground visibility; a minimum visibility of a control panel; and at least one first comfort angle of a body joint of the driver.

An agricultural vehicle includes a steering input device configured to steer the agricultural vehicle to perform a turn. The agricultural vehicle includes a steering control system configured to operate the steering input device. The steering control system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a steering input indicating a curvature to be performed by the agricultural vehicle. The processing circuitry is configured to operate the steering input device using a primary curvature model of the agricultural vehicle and the steering input. The primary curvature model of the agricultural vehicle is configured to predict a steering condition of the steering input device to perform the steering input. The primary curvature model comprising a non-linear relationship between curvatures and steering conditions of the steering input device.

The present invention relates to a steering column (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a casing unit (3), in which a steering spindle (30) is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis (L) and which is directly or indirectly connectable to the body of a motor vehicle via a height adjustment lever (4), wherein the height adjustment lever (4) has two side flanges (42), wherein, between the inner sides (42a) of which and lying opposite each other with respect to the longitudinal axis (L), the casing unit (3) is accommodated so as to be able to pivot about a hinge axis (G), wherein a sliding body (61) is arranged between the casing unit (3) and each side flange (42), said sliding body being retained in a slidingly movable manner in a corresponding guide groove (60) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) and being clamped by means of a clamping device with at least one clamping element (62) in a clamping direction. In order to achieve an improved guide, the invention proposes that each of the sliding bodies (61) can be individually clamped with a separate clamping element (62) in the corresponding guide groove (60).

An axially adjustable steering column assembly includes an upper jacket. The steering column assembly also includes a lower jacket, wherein the upper jacket is received within the lower jacket and is telescopingly adjustable therein, wherein the lower jacket is translatable relative to a stationary component. The steering column assembly further includes a single motor controlling rotation of a leadscrew extending therefrom to actuate telescoping axial movement of the upper jacket and translation of the lower jacket. The steering column assembly yet further includes a first thread form region located at a distal portion of the leadscrew relative to the single motor. The steering column assembly also includes a second thread form region located at a proximal portion of the leadscrew relative to the single motor, wherein at least one feature of the first thread form region is different than the second thread form region.

A steering control device configured to control a steering system, the steering system including a turning mechanism, the turning mechanism including a motor configured to generate a motor torque, the motor torque serving as a motive power for moving a turning shaft (14) to turn a turning wheel (16) of a vehicle. The steering control device includes a control unit configured to control a target control value, the target control value serving as a target of a control value for controlling the motor torque of the motor. The control unit is configured to perform compensation on the target control value; acquire an offset value; and change the target control value such that the acquired offset value gradually decreases.

To provide a steering device configured so that a component can be effectively prevented from breaking.SOLUTION: A steering device 10 is provided with: a lower jacket 30; an upper jacket 20; a ladder-like lock plate 22 firmly fixed to the upper jacket 20; a tooth 50 that can oscillate with a resin shaft 48 as a center, between an engagement position where the tooth engages with the lock plate 22 and a disengagement position where the engagement is released; and a cam 44 that presses the tooth 50 in a direction in which the tooth approaches the disengagement position, when rotating together with a transmission shaft 42 up to a tilt releasing angle. The tooth 50 has a contact surface 56 that faces, in an axis direction, a partition bar 24, when the tooth 50 is at the engagement position, which is a circular arc surface which is nearly parallel to a circular arc with the resin shaft 48 as the center, and a protrusion 54 that protrudes toward the upper jacket 20, when the tooth 50 is at the engagement position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

The utility model relates to a steering wheel adjusting device and a vehicle, and the steering wheel adjusting device comprises a steering column assembly which comprises a connecting shaft used for being connected with a steering wheel of the vehicle; the axial adjusting assembly comprises a first-stage adjusting structure and a second-stage adjusting structure, and the first-stage adjusting structure and the second-stage adjusting structure are both used for adjusting the position of the steering column assembly in the axial direction of the connecting shaft; and the hand feeling simulation motor is in transmission connection with the connecting shaft. According to the technical scheme, the adjusting stroke of the steering wheel in the axial direction of the steering column is increased through the steering wheel adjusting device, and the user experience can be improved.

The present disclosure relates generally to a steer-by-wire system for a vehicle, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for cooperative control of a steer-by-wire system. An example steering-by-wire system (SBW steering system) for a vehicle includes machine-readable instructions and a control device to execute the machine-readable instructions to: determine a steering wheel angle of a steering wheel; causing the steering wheel actuator to apply a first feedback torque to the steering wheel based on the steering wheel angle and the target steering wheel angle; causing the steering wheel actuator to apply a second feedback torque to the steering wheel based on the steering wheel angle, the target steering wheel angle, and the user applied torque based on the user applied torque greater than the first feedback torque; and causing a road wheel actuator to steer the vehicle based on the steering wheel angle.

An automatic steering control apparatus includes a steering torque detector and a steering processor. The steering torque detector is configured to detect a steering torque amount applied to a steering shaft of a vehicle. The steering processor is configured to switch between an automatic steering and a manual steering. The steering processor is configured to calculate an integration value in which the steering torque amount detected by the steering torque detector is integrated for a predetermined period, and switch the automatic steering to the manual steering when the integration value exceeds an integration threshold.

The invention provides a multi-mode steering control method and device for a multi-axle all-wheel steering vehicle, provides a multi-mode steering control scheme for the multi-axle all-wheel steering vehicle, and can effectively improve the steering performance of the multi-axle vehicle through chassis electric control full wheel steering angle control. The problems that a multi-axle vehicle is low in steering flexibility, large in steering tire abrasion, high in steering working condition requirement and the like are solved.

A radio-controlled vehicle (1) with a frame (2), a powertrain (4), a control system (6), a kinetic unit (3; 3I; 3II) movable on a support plan (XY), and a remote control (7); wherein, the frame (2) has: a first longitudinal member (13; 13I) and a second longitudinal member (13; 13II), and one or more crossmembers (14; 14'; 14''); wherein, the vehicle (1) has an adjustment system (16) having a drive unit (17), which is fixed to a respective crossmember (14), a rod (32; 32I) and a sliding member (21; 21I), which is fixed to a respective kinetic unit (3; 3I; 3II); the rod (32; 32I) being fixed at a first end to the drive unit (17) and at a second end to the sliding member (21; 21I) ; wherein, the rod (32; 32I) is configured to transmit to the sliding member (21; 21I) the motion generated by the drive unit (17).

A steering gear (100) and a vehicle. The steering gear comprises: a housing (1); a driving assembly (4); a movable member (2) and a rotary member (3), the movable member (2) being arranged on the housing (1), the movable member (2) being in transmission connection with the rotary member (3), and the driving assembly (4) being adapted to drive the rotary member (3) so as to cause the movable member (2) to move; a first bearing (21), the first bearing (21) being arranged between the movable member (2) and the housing (1); and a second bearing (31), the second bearing (31) being arranged between the rotary member (3) and the housing (1).

To provide a control system and control method, capable of appropriately determining execution authority of a user about a target function of a vehicle.SOLUTION: A control system includes: a calculation section 52 provided in a vehicle 10; and an information terminal 60 carried by a user of the vehicle 10. The calculation section 52 includes: a first movement control section 55 for executing first movement control to move the vehicle 10 in a state where the user is riding in the vehicle 10; and a second movement control section 56 for executing second movement control to move the vehicle 10 in a state where the user is not riding in the vehicle 10. When receiving a request to execute the first movement control from the user, the first movement control section 55 executes first determination processing to determine execution authority of the user about the first movement control, and executes the first movement control on the basis of a result of the determination. When receiving a request to execute the second movement control from the user, the information terminal 60 executes second determination processing to determine execution authority of the user about the second movement control, and causes the calculation section 52 to execute the second movement control on the basis of a result of the determination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

To provide a parking support device which is mounted on a vehicle capable of storing a door handlebar incorporating an antenna, and which communicates with a terminal outside the vehicle via the antenna, and which is capable of setting a communicable distance thereof to a necessary and sufficient length.SOLUTION: A parking support device is mounted on an own vehicle which is provided with storage type door handlebar devices each include a door handlebar incorporating an antenna for communicating with a terminal that a user carries and an actuator which moves from a first state that the door handlebar is stored within a door panel to a second state that a part incorporating the antenna, of the door handle bar protrudes out of the door panel. The parking support device communicates with the terminal by using the antenna and executes entry control or exit control when a prescribed condition concerning a communication result is satisfied. A processor brings the door handlebar into the second state when executing the entry control and / or the exit control.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

A steering column device (1) is provided with: a link mechanism (11) that is supported to a fixed bracket (2) so as to be able to pivot about a first pivot (P1) that is orthogonal to a center axis (PC) of a steering shaft (4) and is located on an upper side of the vehicle than the center axis (PC), and is supported to a column sleeve (3) so as to be able to pivot about a second pivot (P2) that is located on the upper side of the vehicle than the center axis (PC); and a drive mechanism (12) that is linked to the link mechanism (11) and drives the link mechanism (11) to adjust a tilt angle of the steering shaft (4). A sliding member (22) is engaged with and pivotably supported to an elongated hole (20) provided to a portion on the second pivot (P2) side of the link mechanism (11), and has a shaft member (21) that is fixed to the column sleeve (3).

An assisted stow mechanism for a vehicle column includes a telescoping actuator assembly. The assisted stow mechanism further includes a first electronic control unit (ECU) in communication with the telescoping actuator assembly to control the telescoping actuator assembly. The assisted stow mechanism further includes a latch actuator operable to control a latch assembly that controls a locked state and an unlocked state of an axial position of the vehicle column. The assisted stow mechanism further includes a second ECU in communication with the first ECU and the latch actuator, the second ECU controlling the latch actuator.

The invention relates to a pitch angle adjusting mechanism, a control system and a hovercar, the pitch angle adjusting mechanism is used for being installed between a steering wheel and a seat body part, and the pitch angle adjusting mechanism is used for adjusting the pitch angle of the steering wheel so that the steering wheel can be switched between a land running state and a flying state. Only one control system needs to be configured to meet the control requirements of the hovercar during land running and flying at the same time, the universality of the control system is improved, the complex structure of the whole vehicle and the reduction of the use number of the control system are avoided, the installation and arrangement space and weight can be saved, the lightweight and miniaturized design of the hovercar is facilitated, and the cost is reduced. The use performance of the hovercar is ensured.

Steering column (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering shaft rotatably mounted in an upper sleeve (8), wherein a coupling element (6) is rotationally fixed to the steering shaft, which has at least one positive locking element (7), wherein the upper sleeve (8) is slidably received in a lower sleeve (9) and is slidable between a first position and a second position, wherein a locking element (10) is movably arranged on the lower sleeve (9), which engages with the positive locking element (7) in the first position and is disengaged in the second position, characterized in that the locking element (10) has at least one control surface (37) which interacts with a counter-control surface (38) of the upper sleeve (8) such that the locking element (10) is brought into or out of engagement with the positive locking element (7) by a displacement of the upper sleeve (8) relative to the lower sleeve (9).

Device (100) for controlling a steer-by-wire steering system, the device comprising: a steering angle sensor configured to detect a steering angle position; a steering position control command receiver (120) configured to receive a steering position control command y2 from a designated external module; and a processor (110) configured to generate a steering angle position signal y1 based on the steering angle position from the steering angle sensor, to calculate a compensation gain x corresponding to a column torque or an electric motor current of a steering force actuator (SFA) when driver input occurs, to calculate a final steering position control command Y by reflecting the compensation gain x onto the steering angle position signal y1 and the steering position control command y2, and to output the final steering position control command Y to the steering force actuator (SFA), characterized in that the processor (110) calculates the final steering position control command Y by subtracting a value resulting from multiplying the steering position control command y2 by the compensation gain x from a valuewhich results from multiplying the steering angle position signal y1 by "1 - the compensation gain x".

A parking assist device including a retractable door handle device that includes a door handle with a built-in antenna used for a communication with a terminal carried by a user positioned outside a host vehicle and an actuator that causes the door handle to transition from a first state to a second state, the parking assist device comprising a processor that is configured to communicate with the terminal using the antenna, and that is configured to execute entry control for allowing the host vehicle to enter a parking spot or exit control for allowing the host vehicle to exit from the parking spot when a predetermined condition related to a communication result is met, wherein the processor causes the door handle to transition to the second state when executing the entry control or the exit control.

Device (10) for reversibly adjusting a steering column (15) of a motor vehicle from a service position (P1) to an easy-entry position (P2), comprising: a bearing block (12) in which a steering column housing (14) of the steering column (15) is adjustableally mounted; first guide means (16) by which the steering column housing (14) is adjustable in height; and second guide means by which the steering column housing (14) can be adjusted in its inclination, wherein the first guide means (16) and the second guide means are designed to mechanically move the steering column housing (14) from the operating position (P1), which can be determined within a height and tilt adjustment range of the steering column housing (14), to the easy-entry position (P2) and back to the previous operating position (P1); wherein the steering column housing (14) has at least one guide pin (18a; 18b) which is inserted into at least one guide slot (19a; 19b) of the bearing block (12) and is movable along the guide slot (19a; 19b) of the bearing block (12), wherein the first guide means (16) are connected at a first axial end section (20a) to the at least one guide pin (18a; 18b) and at a second axial end section (22b) to at least one further guide pin (24a; 24b) inserted into the at least one guide slot (19a; 19b) of the bearing block (12); wherein the first guiding means (16) have at least a first guiding element (20) and at least a second guiding element (22) which are arranged to be telescopically slidable into one another, wherein the at least one first guiding element (20) can be inserted into the at least one second guiding element (22); wherein the first guide element (20) is connected at a first axial end section (20a) to the at least one guide pin (18a; 18b) and is inserted at a second axial end section (20b) into the at least one second guide element (22), and wherein the at least one second guide element (22) has an opening (23) at a first axial end section (22a) for receiving the at least one first guide element (20) and is connected at a second axial end section (22b) to at least the further guide pin (24a; 24b) inserted into the at least one guide slot (19a; 19b) of the bearing block (12), characterized by that the at least one second guide element (22) can be locked in a determinable position within an adjustment range of the first guide means (16) along the at least one guide slot (19a; 19b) of the bearing block (12) by a first fastening device (25) of the bearing block (12), wherein the first fastening device (25) of the bearing block (12) has a jaw (26) connected to the further guide bolt (24a; 24b), which can be pressed against the bearing block (12) by a Bowden cable (28).

To provide a support bracket for a steering device in which operability when adjusting a position of a steering wheel is easy to be secured even when accuracy of a vehicle body side attachment part is not preferable, and a steering device.SOLUTION: A support bracket 2 includes: an upper bracket 16 including an intermediate plate part 18, two inclined plate parts 19, and two attachment plate parts 20 attached to a vehicle side attachment part; and a lower bracket 17 including a coupling plate part 21 and two support plate parts 22 arranged at positions sandwiching a steering column from both sides in a width direction, the lower bracket 17 being coupled to the upper bracket 16. A target plate part that is at least one of the two support plate parts 22 is not coupled to any of the two inclined plate parts 19 and the two attachment plate parts 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

The present teachings include a spacer adapted to engage with a portion of a steering column assembly to reduce or prevent rotation of a column tube, to limit telescoping adjustment of a steering wheel of the steering column assembly, or both. The spacer may include an outer face and a generally opposing column tube contact face. A projection may extend from the column tube contact face, which may be adapted to be received within an opening in the column tube. The spacer may include a forward face and a generally opposing rearward face. The spacer may include side walls that extend between the outer face and column tube contact face, forward face and rearward face, or both. The present teachings also include a steering column assembly including a column housing, column tube, and the spacer.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a redundant actuator (20) having two partial actuators, in particular a motor having two separate winding sets, by means of a control device (10), wherein a first partial actuator is connected to a first actuator terminal (T3) of the control device (10), and a second partial actuator is connected to a second actuator terminal (T4) of the control device (10). The control device (10) comprises a first, a second, and a third converter module (11, 12, 13), each of which has a converter (U1, U2, U3). In a first operating state (S1), the first actuator terminal (T3) is connected to the converter (U1) of the first converter module (11), the second actuator terminal (T4) is connected to the converter (U2) of the second converter module (12), and the actuator terminals (T3, T4) are not connected to the converter (U3) of the third converter module (13), which is in a stand-by operating state. A fault in the first converter module (11) is identified, and the control device (10) transitions to a fault operating state (S2) in which the first actuator terminal (T3) is insulated from the converters (U1, U2, U3) of the first, second, and third converter module (11, 12, 12) In the fault operating state (S2), a handshake communication between the first, second, and third converter module (11, 12, 13) of the control device (10) is carried out, and by means of the handshake communication, it is negotiated which of the converter(s) (U1, U2, U3) of the converter modules (11, 12, 13) is or are to be connected to the actuator terminals (T3, T4) of the control device (10).

A parking support device that can improve convenience when a vehicle has become unable to proceed halfway through a travel path is provided. A parking support device 160 includes: a travel control unit 176 configured to generate control information for causing an own-vehicle 5 to travel in accordance with a travel path R1, the travel control unit 176 configured to output the generated control information to a vehicle control unit 150; and a determination unit 177 configured to determine whether the own-vehicle 5 has become unable to proceed in a traveling direction corresponding to the travel path R1 and has stopped halfway through the travel path R1. When having determined that the own-vehicle 5 has stopped, the determination unit 177 causes a wireless communication unit 110 to transmit information to an operation terminal 10, the information indicating the travel path R1 and a place at which the vehicle has stopped on the travel path R1. When having received, from the operation terminal 10, specification information specifying a place to which the own-vehicle 5 is to be moved, the travel control unit 176 sets, as a travel path R2 of the own-vehicle 5, a path through which the own-vehicle 5 is to be moved to the specified place, and the travel control unit 176 outputs, to a vehicle control unit 150, control information for causing the own-vehicle 5 to move to the specified place.