Patents by Inventor Jens Domhege

Jens Domhege has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device and method for controlling a steering system in a vehicle
    Patent number: 8406956
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle steering system having a plurality of subsystems that generate steering requests for the steering system comprising the steps of receiving a plurality of steering requests at an electronic control unit, receiving a plurality of vehicle parameter signals at the electronic control unit, the vehicle parameter signals being representative of a driving situation for each subsystem in the plurality of subsystems, setting an order of priority for application of the steering requests by the electronic control unit as a function of the driving situation for each subsystem, and controlling the application of the steering requests to the vehicle steering system in the set order of priority and within a predetermined overall torque limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Torsten Wey, Joerg Hamel, Frank Peter Engels, Jens Domhege