US5719766A
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Electric power steering control
Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Filing: 1995-10-02
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Granted: 1998-02-17
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Expires: 2015-10-02
Abstract
Abstract In a vehicle with an electric power steering system, an electric power steering control apparatus comprising a torque sensor outputting a torque signal indicative of steering column torque, a controller receiving the torque signal and, responsive thereto, providing a motor current command, an electric motor providing power assist to the electric power steering system responsive to the motor current command, and a compensating filter, within the controller, receiving the torque signal and providing a transfer function operation thereon, wherein the motor current command is responsive to the output of the compensating filter and wherein stability margins of the system are enhanced.
Inventors
- 👤 Farhad Bolourchi
- 👤 Christophe Etienne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:03
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D5/00; B62D5/04; B62D5/0457; B62D5/046; B62D5/0466
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system having a control response with closed loop poles, an electric power steering control apparatus comprising: a torque sensor outputting a torque signal indicative of operator torque on a vehicle steering wheel; a controller receiving the torque signal and, responsive thereto, providing a motor current command; an electric motor providing power assist to the electric power steering system responsive to the motor current command; and a compensating filter, within the controller, receiving the torque signal and providing a transfer function operation thereon, wherein the motor current command is responsive to the compensating filter and wherein the transfer function operation on the torque signal shapes a root locus of the electric power steering system so that the closed loop poles lie in a well damped region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system having a control response with closed loop poles, an electric power steering control apparatus comprising: a torque sensor outputting a torque signal indicative of operator torque on a vehicle steering wheel; a controller receiving the torque signal and, responsive thereto, providing a motor current command; an electric motor providing power assist to the electric power steering system responsive to the motor current command; and a compensating filter, within the controller, receiving the torque signal and providing a transfer function operation thereon, wherein the motor current command is responsive to the compensating filter and wherein the transfer function operation on the torque signal shapes a root locus of the electric power steering system so that the closed loop poles lie in a well damped region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system, an electric power steering control apparatus comprising: a torque sensor outputting a torque signal indicative of operator torque on a vehicle steering wheel; a controller receiving the torque signal and, responsive thereto, providing a motor current command; an electric motor providing power assist to the electric power steering system responsive to the motor current command; and a compensating filter, within the controller, receiving the torque signal and providing a transfer function operation thereon, where a damping ratio is represented by ζ, first and second poles are represented by p 1 and p 2 , and complex zeros are represented by ω n , and wherein, in an s domain, the transfer function operation is: ##EQU2##
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system, an electric power steering control apparatus comprising: a torque sensor outputting a torque signal indicative of operator torque on a vehicle steering wheel; a controller receiving the torque signal and, responsive thereto, providing a motor current command; an electric motor providing power assist to the electric power steering system responsive to the motor current command; and a compensating filter, within the controller, receiving the torque signal and providing a transfer function operation thereon, where a damping ratio is represented by ζ, first and second poles are represented by p 1 and p 2 , and complex zeros are represented by ω n , and wherein, in an s domain, the transfer function operation is: ##EQU2##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
121 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system, an electric power steering control apparatus comprising: a torque sensor outputting a torque signal indicative of steering column torque; a controller receiving the torque signal and, responsive thereto, providing a motor current command; an electric motor providing power assist to the electric power steering system responsive to the motor current command; and a compensating filter, within the controller, receiving the torque signal and providing a transfer function operation thereon, wherein the motor current command is responsive to the output of the compensating filter and wherein the compensating filter transfer function operation on the torque signal provides a damping ratio between the steering wheel and the motor in a range greater than 0.2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
121 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system, an electric power steering control apparatus comprising: a torque sensor outputting a torque signal indicative of steering column torque; a controller receiving the torque signal and, responsive thereto, providing a motor current command; an electric motor providing power assist to the electric power steering system responsive to the motor current command; and a compensating filter, within the controller, receiving the torque signal and providing a transfer function operation thereon, wherein the motor current command is responsive to the output of the compensating filter and wherein the compensating filter transfer function operation on the torque signal provides a damping ratio between the steering wheel and the motor in a range greater than 0.2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system, an electric power steering control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the compensating filter has a damping ratio of 0.32.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system, an electric power steering control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the compensating filter allows increased power assist by the electric motor while maintaining the electric power steering system in a stable operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
In a vehicle with an electric power steering system, an electric power steering control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the power assist is increased by a factor of 10.
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