(19)
(11)EP 2 455 273 A3

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)Date of publication A3:
08.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/32

(43)Date of publication A2:
23.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/21

(21)Application number: 11009232.7

(22)Date of filing:  22.11.2011
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B62D 5/04(2006.01)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30)Priority: 23.11.2010 US 416548 P
24.08.2011 US 216429

(71)Applicant: Nexteer (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
Saginaw MI 48601 (US)

(72)Inventors:
  • Lach, David R.
    Novi MI 48377 (US)
  • Wittig, William H.
    Saginaw MI 48603 (US)

(74)Representative: Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner GbR 
Postfach 31 02 20
80102 München
80102 München (DE)

  


(54)Harmonic pinion torque correction


(57) A method of controlling an electric power steering system is provided. The method includes: determining a scale factor based on a handwheel position; applying the scale factor to a hand wheel torque value to scale the hand wheel torque value; and generating a corrected handwheel torque signal based on the scaled hand wheel torque value.







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