US 11,834,116 B2
Vehicle steering non-uniformity compensation
Kenneth Ekström, Gothenburg (SE); and Carl-Johan Häll, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to VOLVO CAR CORPORATION, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/540,513.
Prior Publication US 2023/0174148 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 1/181 (2006.01); B62D 6/10 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 6/008 (2013.01) [B62D 5/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a memory that stores computer executable components; and
a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
a machine learning component that generates a steering non-uniformity model based on machine learning applied to past steering data representative of positions and steering ratios of a steering wheel of a vehicle;
a torque compensation component that, using current position data representative of a current position of the steering wheel and the steering non-uniformity model, determines a torque to apply to the steering wheel configured to offset a steering non-uniformity at the current position, wherein the steering wheel comprises an adjustable mass that is configurable to alter a center of mass of the steering wheel; and
an actuator that, based on the torque, moves the adjustable mass to adjust the center of mass of the steering wheel to correspond to a center axis of the steering wheel.