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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2022
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaki Kodato, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tsukasa Miyajima, Hitachinaka, JP;
HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a control device to be used for a vehicle including: a steering wheel configured to steer the vehicle; a steering member configured to steer steered wheels in accordance with rotation of the steering wheel; and a steering actuator configured to apply a steering force to the steering member, the control device including a control unit configured to output, to the steering actuator, a drive signal for applying the steering force based on steering information on the steering wheel. The control unit is configured to output, to the steering actuator, a drive signal for reducing the steering force until the steering member reaches a stroke end after a rotation angle of the steering wheel reaches a predetermined control start angle and increasing the steering force when the steering member reaches the stroke end and then bounces back.