US 12,441,394 B2
Power boost during degradation of a steering system
Péter Kakas, Budapest (HU); Miklós Arányi, Rebstein (CH); Takaya Yamaguchi, Wako (JP); Yosuke Ojima, Wako (JP); and Takashi Kuribayashi, Wako (JP)
Assigned to THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG, Eschen (LI); and HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (LI); and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/612,477.
Application 18/612,477 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2021/076002, filed on Sep. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0227924 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 5/0484 (2013.01) [B62D 6/008 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A method to control a steering system for a vehicle, the method comprising:
(a) determining a state of performance degradation of the steering system;
(b) determining a vehicle situation;
(c) determining if a performance of the steering system in the determined state of performance degradation is sufficient for the determined vehicle situation; and
(d) if the performance of the steering system is determined to be not sufficient, modifying the state of performance degradation by decreasing a degradation level for a period of time.