Vehicle with a variable rear toe angle

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2009-01-07

2011-11-29

Jayne, Darnell (Department: 3637)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Vehicle subsystem or accessory control

C701S029000, C280S086758

Reexamination Certificate

active

08068955

ABSTRACT:
In a vehicle provided with a rear wheel toe angle varying device for individually varying toe angles of rear wheels, upon detection of a failure to steer one of the rear wheels, the rear wheel of a healthy side is steered to a zero angle. Whereby, when a straight travel determining unit determines that the vehicle is traveling straight, a toe angle estimating unit estimates a steering angle of the rear wheel which has failed to steer based upon the steering angle of the front wheels of the vehicle as determined by a steering angle sensor.

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