Steering apparatus and method for vehicle
AssigneeMando Corporation
InventorsMin Woo JEONG, HongYong BHAE, JimMook PARK, Joo NAMGUNG
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Abstract
A steering apparatus and method for a vehicle. Steering controllers are connected via an internal communications network. Each of the steering controllers monitors the operating state of another steering controller using the internal communications network, so that, if one of the steering controllers currently controlling the steering motor operates abnormally, the steering motor is controlled by at least one steering controller of the remaining steering controllers.
Claims15
A steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- steering controllers controlling a steering motor;
- and
- an internal communications network connecting the steering controllers,
- wherein each of the steering controllers monitors an operating state of another steering controller using the internal communications network, so that, if one of the steering controllers currently controlling the steering motor operates abnormally, the steering motor is controlled by at least one steering controller of the remaining steering controllers.
A steering method for a vehicle, using a first steering controller and a second steering controller connected to each other via an internal communication network, the steering method comprising:
- controlling a steering motor by the first steering controller;
- monitoring an operating state of the first steering controller by the second steering controller;
- and
- if the operating state of the first steering controller is abnormal, based on a result of the monitoring, controlling the steering motor by the second steering controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.