Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Zf Automotive UK Limited

Lukas Schemmel

Russell Wilson-Jones

David Julian Moule

A handwheel actuator assemblyfor a steer by wire steering system of a vehicle is disclosed. The assemblycomprises a steering wheeland a feedback torque generator. The steering wheelhas at least one hand grip portion rotatable around an axis of rotation of the steering wheelwhich can be gripped by a driver and a hubthat supports the hand grip portion. The feedback torque generator comprises an electric motor which has a statorand a rotor. The rotoris directly or indirectly fixed to and rotates with the hub of the steering wheeland the statoris secured to a fixed part of the vehicle body such that it cannot rotate relative to the vehicle body. The motor comprises a brushless permanent magnet Vernier motor.

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Wasserlosen, Germany

Lukas Schemmel