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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2020
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Tobias Bergweiler, Munich, DE;
Martin Hell, Dachau, DE;
Peter Korti, Wolfratshausen, DE;
Gareth McKevitt, Munich, DE;
Andreas Sauer, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method limits a control variable for a motor of an electric power steering system for a motor vehicle having automated lateral control. The method receives a setpoint steering angle, determines the control variable in accordance with the setpoint steering angle, receives an actual steering angle, determines a virtual torsion-bar torque in accordance with the setpoint steering angle and the actual steering angle, determines at least one limit value for the control variable in accordance with the virtual torsion-bar torque, and limits the control variable in accordance with the at least one limit value.