Patents by Inventor Michael John Bayes

Michael John Bayes 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).

  • Patent number: 6968920
    Abstract: A vehicle stability compensation system, which is arranged to adjust dynamically the self-centering position and the steering feel of the vehicle steering system during split mu braking operation. The adjustment being based on at least one operational variable representing a corrective steer angle for the vehicle and hence representing a target self-centering position. A target self-centering error is derived from the difference between the target self-centering position and an actual vehicle steering angle. A torque demand that is proportional to the target self-centering error is then added to an assistance torque generated by the electrically assisted steering system to shift the self-centering position so as to encourage the vehicle driver to move the steering wheel such as to reduce the target self-centering error to zero for maintaining the vehicle stable and controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: TRW Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Dennis Barton, James Owen Patrick Farrelly, Mark Richard Tucker, Edward John Milbourn, Michael John Bayes