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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Jtekt Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Tomoyuki Iida, Nisshin, JP;
Masaharu Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Shibata, Nagoya, JP;
Yuji Fujita, Okazaki, JP;
Takashi Kodera, Okazaki, JP;
Isao Namikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Satoshi Matsuda, Okazaki, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle, including: an operating device including a steering operating member, a counterforce applying mechanism configured to apply, to the steering operating member, an operation counterforce by a counterforce motor, and an operating controller configured to control the operation counterforce; a steering device including a steering actuator configured to steer a wheel by a steering motor and a steering controller configured to control an amount of steering of the wheel by the steering actuator; and a communication line communicably connecting the operating controller and the steering controller, wherein the steering controller is configured to: determine a status code based on a status of the steering device; and transmit the status code to the operating controller via the communication line; and wherein the operating controller is configured to change a magnitude of the operation counterforce in accordance with the status code received by the operating controller.