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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Kawamura, Okazaki, JP;
Yuji Fujita, Okazaki, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a control device for a steering mechanism, the steering mechanism includes a motor that includes a plurality of coils. The plurality of coils include a first coil and a second coil. The control device includes a first control system and a second control system configured to compute a command value for torque of the motor to be applied to the steering mechanism. The first control system and the second control system are each configured to control power supply to the plurality of coils of the motor based on the command value. The first control system includes a first microcomputer that has first characteristics, and the second control system includes a second microcomputer that has second characteristics that are different from the first characteristics.