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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2023
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Dennis B. Skellenger, Saginaw, MI (US);
Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Mohammad Arifur Rahman, Saginaw, MI (US);
Yezan Hussein, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jevin Barnett, Saginaw, MI (US);
Wayne A. Burns, Saginaw, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for active damping in a steering system includes a multi-phase inverter circuit associated with a motor. The multi-phase inverter circuit includes a power circuit and at least one bipolar junction transistor. The system also includes a processor, and a memory. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a torque signal corresponding to a torque applied to a handwheel; generate a damping signal based on the torque signal; and selectively control current flow to the at least one bipolar junction transistor based on the damping signal.