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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Steering device, boarding type moving body with steering device, and steering method for moving body
Michael Weissert, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Izuo, Toyota, JP;
Michael Weissert, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Izuo, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A steering device for steering a moving body has: an operating part; a detecting part that detects a physical quantity based on a magnitude and direction of a force applied to the operating part; and a controller that drives the moving body based on the physical quantity detected by the detecting part and controls an amount of movement and a direction of movement of the moving body. The controller has a dead zone for controlling the amount of movement without receiving influence of the magnitude of the physical quantity until the physical quantity detected by the detecting part exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and determines the threshold value in accordance with a moving speed of the moving body.