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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Nishi, Wako, JP;
Yasuharu Oyama, Wako, JP;
Takashi Nishimori, Wako, JP;
Kazushige Sugamata, Wako, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawagoe, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180446 ; 701 41 ;
Abstract
In a steering system which produces a reactive steering assist torque which tends to cancel any unintended or undesired behavior of the vehicle, the control unit for the steering system is prevented from producing any reactive steering assist torque when the vehicle speed is zero so that no reactive steering assist torque may be produced to the discomfort of the vehicle even when the vehicle is being moved by external causes such as when being turned by a turntable or being transported by a car lift or a car carrier.