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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Zf Lenksysteme Gmbh, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Sprinzl, Suessen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH, Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0463 (2013.01); B62D 5/0481 (2013.01); B62D 5/0493 (2013.01); B62D 6/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for operating a power steering system and to such a power steering system. A motor torque is computed by an electronic processor and is established by suitable motor actuation, wherein a plausibility check of the computed motor torque is carried out, taking a measured manual torque into consideration. A value of the additional torques of at least one special function is further considered in the plausibility check.