Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric power steering apparatus
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Application No.: US15504723Application Date: 2014-09-17
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Publication No.: US09932067B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Kyosho Uryu , Shin Kumagai
- Applicant: NSK LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: NSK LTD.
- Current Assignee: NSK LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2014/074482 WO 20140917
- International Announcement: WO2016/042607 WO 20160324
- Main IPC: H02P1/04
- IPC: H02P1/04 ; B62D5/04 ; H02P6/16 ; H02P6/08 ; H02P6/12

Abstract:
An electric power steering apparatus that calculates a current command value based on at least a steering torque, performs a PWM-control of a brushless motor by an inverter based on the current command value, performs a current control by detecting a rotational angle of the brushless motor, and performs an assist-control of a steering system. The apparatus includes three rotational angle detecting systems to detect three rotational angles of the brushless motor; and an angle diagnosing section that compares absolute values of differences on respective angles outputted from the three rotational angle detecting systems with a threshold, and performs a process by diagnosing whether the rotational angle detecting systems are normal or abnormal; wherein the assist control is continuously performed by using output angles outputted from systems diagnosed as being normal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170267278A1 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2017-09-21
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