Research Article

Structured Control of an Electric Power Steering System

Table 1

Parameters and variables.

NotationDescription

J1Moment of inertia of steering wheel
C1Damping coefficient of the steering wheel
KTorsional stiffness of torque sensor
JcMoment of inertia of column
CcDamping coefficient of column
JmMoment of inertia of motor
CmDamping coefficient of motor
θ1Steering wheel angle
θ2Column angle
θmMotor angle
τhDriver torque
τmMotor torque
τpinionPinon torque
τgearGear torque
NGear ratio
MrMass of rack
CrDamping coefficient of rack
xrRack displacement
rpPinion radius
FloadLoad force of rack from tire