Control apparatus of power steering device

Abstract

A control apparatus of power steering device having functions of monitoring intermediate troubles such as offset or drift out of signal troubles of torque sensor, and limiting the current for limiting the assist function is presented. In a control apparatus of power steering device for controlling a motor on the basis of a current control value calculated from a steering assist command value calculated by calculating means on the basis of a steering torque generated on a steering shaft, and a current value of a motor for applying a steering assist force to a steering mechanism, wherein the difference of a main torque signal and a sub torque signal of a torque sensor for detecting the steering torque is stored preliminarily, and the difference of the main torque signal and the sub torque signal during operation is compared with the stored value, and at least the current control value is limited when the difference based on the comparison is a condition larger than a first prescribed value and continues for a time longer than a first prescribed time.

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