The present invention relates to an electric power steering apparatus for determining whether a driver keeps hold of a steering wheel and a control method thereof that can calculate a steering torque model value from a steering torque value, steering torque information, and a steering torque model equation, and can accurately determine whether the driver keeps hold of the steering wheel by using a result obtained by comparing the steering torque model value with first and second reference torques and the counter value of a counter that is updated according to the comparison result.
ELETRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
16.06.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |