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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2001
Hideki Amakusa, Toukai, JP;
Atsushi Sato, Toyota, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An abnormality detection circuit for detecting abnormality of a CPU includes a command value check circuit for checking whether a current command value calculated by the CPU is normal or abnormal with respect to a torque signal, and a drive signal check circuit for checking whether a motor drive signal outputted based on the current command value is normal or abnormal. When the command value abnormality of the CPU is detected by the abnormality detection circuit, a counter circuit is started to count a time of an abnormality state of the CPU. If the counted time reaches a predetermined time, a control stop command is outputted from a system stop circuit to the CPU, thereby stopping the system control of the CPU.