Abstract: A system for controlling a steering system includes a processor and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive a handwheel position value, generate an estimation of system inertia based on a handwheel acceleration value obtained using the handwheel position value, obtain, based on the estimation of system inertia and a reference torque and without using a torque measurement received from a torque sensor, a handwheel torque command value, and control at least one component of the steering system based on the handwheel torque command value.

Abstract: A process for preparing a vinyl-functional chlorosilane is performed by dehydrogenative silylation of a hydridochlorosilane and ethylene, both in the gas phase, in the presence of the heterogeneous rhenium catalyst. The process can be used to prepare vinyldimethylchlorosilane at ambient pressure.