A motor driven power steering control method may include setting a virtual steering system model including a column connecting a steering wheel to a rack gear, determining a column stiffness torque using torsional displacement of the column in the set virtual steering system model, and determining a target steering torque based on the determined column stiffness torque.

A wheel steering device for a vehicle, including: a steering knuckle that constitutes a part of a suspension device and that is capable of moving relative to a body of the vehicle in an up-down direction, the steering knuckle holding a wheel such that the wheel is rotatable; and a steering actuator configured to cause the steering knuckle to be pivoted about a kingpin axis so steer the wheel, wherein a caster angle and a caster offset are both 0.

An arrangement of a steering device is provided for use with a steering system of a vehicle, which includes a rigid steering part and a rotatable steering part. The arrangement includes a steering wheel coupled to the rotatable steering part via a transmission, and a motor configured to rotate the rotatable steering part. The transmission includes a first machine element, a second machine element, and a third machine element. The first machine element is rotationally connected to the rotatable steering part, the second machine element is rotationally connected to the steering wheel, and the third machine element couples the first machine element to the second machine element. The third machine element is mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation is arranged rigidly relative to the rigid steering part.

Disclosed is a motor comprising: a housing; a stator arranged in the housing; a rotor arranged in the stator; and a first bus bar arranged under the stator, wherein the first bus bar includes a plurality of neutral terminals which are connected to a coil of the stator, are separated by circuitry, and are arranged to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to one another based on the center of the stator. Accordingly, terminals of identical shapes are combined to implement terminals that are respectively connected to four circuits separated from one another, and thus, advantageous effects of ensuring accurate positions of the terminals and simplifying assembling processes are provided during the processes of molding the bus bar.

Disclosed is a motor comprising: a housing; a stator arranged in the housing; a rotor arranged in the stator; and a first bus bar arranged under the stator, wherein the first bus bar includes a plurality of neutral terminals which are connected to a coil of the stator, are separated by circuitry, and are arranged to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to one another based on the center of the stator. Accordingly, terminals of identical shapes are combined to implement terminals that are respectively connected to four circuits separated from one another, and thus, advantageous effects of ensuring accurate positions of the terminals and simplifying assembling processes are provided during the processes of molding the bus bar.

A drive device includes an electric motor and a control unit which are integrated together. The control unit is configured to control the electric motor by using an electric power supply and a signal supplied through an external cable. The control unit includes: a parent circuit board, which is installed to the electric motor; and a connector module, which is configured to connect the parent circuit board to an external connector of the external cable. The connector module includes: a connector portion that is configured to be coupled with and decoupled from the external connector; a wiring module that is configured to receive the electric power supply and the signal from the external cable through the connector portion; and a plurality of connecting conductors that electrically connect the wiring module to the parent circuit board.

An electronic steering control apparatus to which a redundancy system is applied and which includes a first position controller and a second position controller. When communication is established between the first and second position controllers, the first position controller controls the position of a first motor based on command steering angles θ.sub.1 and θ.sub.2 from a control unit and feedback steering angles θ.sub.m1 and θ.sub.m2 from the first motor and a second motor, and the second position controller controls the position of the second motor based on the command steering angles θ.sub.1 and θ.sub.2 from the control unit and the feedback steering angles θ.sub.m1 and θ.sub.m2 from the first motor and the second motor.

An electronic steering control apparatus to which a redundancy system is applied and which includes a first position controller and a second position controller. When communication is established between the first and second position controllers, the first position controller controls the position of a first motor based on command steering angles θ.sub.1 and θ.sub.2 from a control unit and feedback steering angles θ.sub.m1 and θ.sub.m2 from the first motor and a second motor, and the second position controller controls the position of the second motor based on the command steering angles θ.sub.1 and θ.sub.2 from the control unit and the feedback steering angles θ.sub.m1 and θ.sub.m2 from the first motor and the second motor.

The disclosure relates to a steering control device and method. A steering control device according to the disclosure comprises a receiver receiving a motor torque from a motor torque sensor provided in a host vehicle and a controller enabling a steering gear to be driven in a compliance zone, calculating a friction of the steering gear based on the motor torque received by the driving of the steering gear, determining a state of the steering gear based on the calculated friction, and outputting, to a driver, a notification message for the state of the steering gear.

Systems and methods for coordinating and providing steering assistance between towing vehicles and towed vehicles during towing events. The towing steering assistance may be provided by the towed vehicle in the form of assistive steering maneuvers to assist the towing vehicle with turning during the towing event. The assistive steering maneuvers may be provided to account for turning maneuvers, steering compensation, and stability events of the coupled vehicles during the towing events, for example.