Patents by Inventor Markus Broecker

Markus Broecker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090171534
    Abstract: A method for active actuation of a servo valve assembly in an electrohydraulic vehicle steering system includes the following method steps: a) a steering-wheel angle and a steering wheel angular velocity are determined as input variables; b) a pinion angle and a pinion angular velocity are determined as further input variables; c) a setpoint is specified for the steering-wheel angle; d) the input variables and the steering-wheel angle setpoint each are multiplied by an amplification parameter; e) by summing the amplified input variables and the amplified steering-wheel angle setpoint, a control variable is determined for a servo valve actuator which actuates a valve component of the servo valve assembly; f) the servo valve actuator is actuated corresponding to the control variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Broecker
  • Publication number: 20090125188
    Abstract: A method of determining an assist torque set-point value for an electric motor driven power steering system that is a function of a steering torque, a vehicle speed and an angular velocity of the steering system motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Broecker, Klaus Genz, Klaus Roth
  • Publication number: 20080208411
    Abstract: In a method for controlling an electric steering assistance system having an electric motor to provide an auxiliary torque for a steering arrangement, a steering wheel torque, which is applied by the driver, is measured. The measured steering wheel torque signal undergoes high-pass filtering to determine an inertia compensation torque requirement, such that a signal is obtained which is representative of the dynamics of the steering wheel torque signal. The method according to the invention makes possible a modification of the steering wheel torque dynamics which is dependent on the steering angle velocity. An electric steering assistance system having a control arrangement to carry out the method comprises an electric motor to provide an auxiliary torque for a steering arrangement. The control arrangement has a high-pass filter in which the steering wheel torque signal undergoes high-pass filtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Markus Broecker