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Steering apparatus

US7383111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2005
Grant dateJun 3, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D6/008
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a steering angle measuring unit, a vehicle speed measuring unit, a yaw rate measuring unit, a yaw rate-based reaction force control unit for controlling a steering reaction force depending on an actual yaw rate measured by the yaw rate measuring unit, and a yaw rate deviation-based reaction force control unit for determining a standard yaw rate depending on at least the steering angle and the vehicle speed, calculating a yaw rate deviation between the standard yaw rate and the actual yaw rate, and controlling the steering reaction force depending on the yaw rate deviation, and a primary control unit for executing a control operation such that a degree of contribution of the yaw rate-based reaction force control unit is decreased and a degree of contribution of the yaw rate deviation-based reaction force control unit is increased as the yaw rate deviation increases.

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