Vehicle steering device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11975771-B2
Application number	US-202017642754-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2020
Priority date	Oct 31, 2019
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

A vehicle steering device includes a reaction force device, a drive device, a first ECU configured to control the reaction force device, a second ECU configured to control the drive device, a first rudder angle sensor and a second rudder angle sensor each configured to detect a steering angle of a wheel and output the detected steering angle to the second ECU, and a communication line that transmits at least one of steering angles of the wheel as detected values of the first rudder angle sensor and the second rudder angle sensor from the second ECU to the first ECU.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle steering device comprising:
a reaction force device configured to apply steering reaction force to a wheel;
a drive device configured to turn tires in accordance with steering of the wheel;
a first control unit configured to control the reaction force device;
a second control unit configured to control the drive device;
a plurality of rudder angle sensors configured to detect steering angles of the wheel and output the detected steering angles to the second control unit; and
a communication system configured to transmit at least one of the steering angles of the wheel as detected values of the rudder angle sensors from the second control unit to the first control unit, wherein
the second control unit sets any one of the detected values of the rudder angle sensors to be a steering angle of the wheel, controls the drive device, and outputs the steering angle of the wheel to the first control unit through the communication system,
the first control unit controls the reaction force device based on the steering angle of the wheel, the steering angle being input from the second control unit through the communication system,
the rudder angle sensors include a first rudder angle sensor and a second rudder angle sensor,
when a detected value of the first rudder angle sensor is received, the second control unit sets the detected value to be the steering angle of the wheel, controls the drive device, and outputs the steering angle of the wheel to the first control unit through the communication system, and
when the detected value of the first rudder angle sensor is not able to be received, the second control unit sets a detected value of the second rudder angle sensor to be the steering angle of the wheel, controls the drive device, and outputs the steering angle of the wheel to the first control unit through the communication system,
the first control unit performs predetermined anomaly processing when the steering angle of the wheel is not able to be received or the communication system has failed, and
the second control unit performs predetermined anomaly processing when all the detected values of the rudder angle sensors cannot be received.

2. The vehicle steering device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second control unit performs processing of determining whether the detection value of the first rudder angle sensor is received, and when the detection value of the first rudder angle sensor is not able to be received, the second control unit performs processing of determining whether the detection value of the second rudder angle sensor is received, and
the first control unit performs processing of determining whether the communication system is normal, and when the communication system is normal, the first control unit performs processing of determining whether the steering angle of the wheel is received.

Assignees

• Nsk Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Sakiya
• Mori Kenji

Classifications

• B62D5/0493

  detecting processor errors, e.g. plausibility of steering direction · CPC title

• B62D5/0466

  for returning the steering wheel to neutral position · CPC title

• B62D5/046 Primary

  Controlling the motor · CPC title

• B62D5/049

  detecting sensor failures · CPC title

• B62D15/022

  on or near the connection between the steering wheel and steering column · CPC title