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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2021
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A steering system configured to steer a vehicle includes a rotary shaft to which an operation member is coupled; a moving unit configured to move the operation member between a normal position that is a position where the operation member is operated by a driver, and a storage area located ahead of the normal position; an external force detection unit configured to detect an external force externally applied to the operation member while the operation member is moving; a determination unit configured to determine whether a direction of the external force detected by the external force detection unit is the same as a moving direction of the operation member; and a control unit configured to control operation of the steering system based on a determination result from the determination unit.