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US 6,634,454 B2Granted
Driving apparatus for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuo Sugitani, Osamu Tsurumiya, Makoto Murata, Masaaki Kawano
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Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a driving apparatus for a vehicle, which is capable of improving the operability and safety of a vehicle driving by enabling a fine correction to the steering amount with a simple apparatus. The apparatus employs the first and second operation devices, for which the steering gains are differentiated for the improvement.
Claims8
A steering apparatus for a vehicle with steered wheels to be steered, comprising:
- first and second operation devices which are operated by an operator so as to steer the vehicle, said first and second operation devices having first and second gains and outputting different first and second detected values, respectively, wherein said first detected value determines primary steering and said second detected value is used to provide fine adjustment, said first gain being a first ratio of steering amount of the steered wheels to operation amount of said first operation device and said second gain being a second ratio of steering amount of the steered wheels to operation amount of said second operation device;
- a control device which receives said first and second detected values and determines a steering amount output signal;
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- a steering motor driving the steered wheels based on said steering amount output signal of said control device.
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