US 12,233,967 B2
Method and apparatus for controlling steering system of vehicle
Taesik Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Taehyung Sun, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to HL MANDO CORPORATION, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed by HL MANDO CORPORATION, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,329.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0043980 (KR), filed on Apr. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322296 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 1/183 (2006.01); B62D 6/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 5/0484 (2013.01) [B62D 1/183 (2013.01); B62D 6/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A control method performed by a control device controlling a steering system of a vehicle, the control method comprising:
determining whether a failure has occurred in the steering system by using detection data obtained by detecting the degree of operation of a steering wheel; and
determining an operation mode of the steering system to any one of a normal operation mode and an emergency operation mode based on a result of the determination,
wherein the steering wheel is a stowable steering wheel or a foldable steering wheel,
wherein the detection data represents the degree by which the stowable steering wheel is stowed in a dash panel or by which the foldable steering wheel is folded, and
the determining includes determining that the failure has occurred in the steering system when the degree of stowing or folding represented by the detection data is equal to or larger than a preset threshold set by a driver.