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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Adriano Zanfei, Madrano, IT;
Adriano Zanfei, Madrano, IT;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A steering unit (), for a steer-by-wire ship control system, comprises a steering wheel (), a controller () that is connected to the electronic controller of the ship control system (ECU) via a CAN bus, a sensor () for detecting an angular position of the steering wheel (), and a unit for generating mechanical resistance in the steering wheel (), in which the unit for generating mechanical resistance in the steering wheel () is an electric motor () and the shaft () of the steering wheel (), that is rotationally fixed to the steering wheel (), is rotationally fixed to the rotor () of the electric motor (), and the stator () of the electric motor () is rotationally fixed to the housing () of the electric motor ().