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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 ; B62D 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 ; B62D 6/00 ;
Abstract
A controller comprises: a home position memory which memorizes the home position of a steering wheel for force feedback control; a frequency calculating section which calculates a frequency of input of a steering signal; and a home position rewriting section which memorizes an operating angle of the steering wheel where the steering signal is most frequently inputted, as a new home position of the steering wheel in the home position memory. According to a rewriting signal outputted from the home position rewriting section, the home position memorized in the home position rewriting section is repeatedly rewritten.