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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2001
Steven Peppler, West Lafayette, IN (US);
William A. Szabela, Brookston, IN (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A vehicle steering apparatus ( ) includes a steering wheel motor ( ) which is connected with a steering wheel ( ) of a vehicle. The steering wheel motor ( ) is energizable by electric current to resist rotation of the steering wheel ( ). A variable resistor ( ) is connected in parallel with the steering wheel motor ( ) and is adjustable to vary the electric current which energizes the steering wheel motor. A road wheel steering motor ( ) is connectable with steerable road engaging wheels of the vehicle. The road wheel steering motor ( ) is energizable by electric current to effect turning movement of steerable road-engaging wheels in response to rotation of the steering wheel ( ). The variable resistor ( ) is connected in parallel with the road wheel steering motor ( ) and is adjustable to vary electric current which energizes the road wheel steering motor.