VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A steering control apparatus of a vehicle comprising:
- an input shaft;
an output shaft;
a clutch configured to connect or disconnect the input shaft to or from the output shaft;
a turning actuator configured to rotate the output shaft; and
a control unit configured to control the turning actuator,wherein the control unit controls the turning actuator, while the clutch is disconnected, such that rotation of the output shaft is controlled within a range of rotating speeds having a lower limit,wherein the lower limit is determined based on a rotating speed of the input shaft, andwherein the clutch is connected when a rotating speed of the output shaft is smaller than the lower limit.
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Abstract
A steering control apparatus of a vehicle includes a steering unit having an input shaft, a turning unit having an output shaft, a clutch for connecting or disconnecting between the input shaft and the output shaft, and a control unit for controlling the turning unit based on an output from the steering unit. The control unit controls the rotation of the output shaft such that when the input shaft rotates, the clutch is caused to run idle. The clutch may be configured such that the clutch runs idle when the rotating speed of the output shaft is greater than or equal to the rotating speed of the input shaft and such that the clutch is connected when the rotating speed of the output shaft is less than that of the input shaft.
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13 Claims
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1. A steering control apparatus of a vehicle comprising:
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an input shaft; an output shaft; a clutch configured to connect or disconnect the input shaft to or from the output shaft; a turning actuator configured to rotate the output shaft; and a control unit configured to control the turning actuator, wherein the control unit controls the turning actuator, while the clutch is disconnected, such that rotation of the output shaft is controlled within a range of rotating speeds having a lower limit, wherein the lower limit is determined based on a rotating speed of the input shaft, and wherein the clutch is connected when a rotating speed of the output shaft is smaller than the lower limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A steering control apparatus of a vehicle comprising:
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a steering unit comprising an input shaft; a turning unit comprising an output shaft; a clutch configured to connect or disconnect the input shaft to or from the output shaft; and a control unit configured to control the turning unit based on an input from the steering unit, wherein the control unit controls rotation of the output shaft such that when the input shaft rotates, the clutch is caused to run idle. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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