Dispositivo universal para el control automático de la dirección de un vehículo

Abstract

Road vehicle steering automation is an essential

part of any kind of application that involves

autonomous driving or navigation. Vehicle

manufacturers can perform this automatic

control because they have access to the vehicle

control unit and the internal communication

bus. However, this solution involves knowledge

of communication protocols and a certain

electronic architecture. This paper presents a

device able to control the steering of a road

vehicle without necessity of the intervention of

human drivers. This device can be installed in

any kind of vehicle independently of the kind of

assistance of the steering only by attaching a

single mechanical coupling element between the

device and the steering column. The architecture

of the device also allows switching between

manual and automatic control electronically

at any moment. The developed device can be

used to support any kind of Advanced Driver

Assistance System that requires automatic

steering control up to autonomous driving.