US 12,005,974 B2
Methods and apparatus to center a steering wheel
Daniel James Nichols, Northville, MI (US); William James Bouse, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Justin Sekula, Berkley, MI (US); Alex Parker, Novi, MI (US); and Zhongzhou Yang, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/201,312.
Prior Publication US 2022/0289276 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 5/0466 (2013.01) [B62D 5/0481 (2013.01); B62D 15/0215 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a steering position sensor to identify a steering wheel position;
a pinion angle identifier to compare a first steering position angle to a second steering position angle, the second steering position angle corresponding to a centered steering wheel position; and
an angle modifier to adjust the first steering position angle to match the second steering position angle.