Steering Angle Sensor: Description and Operation

Steering wheel angle sensor, power steering (747)

Location

Steering wheel angle sensor, power steering (747)





Main task

Gives information on the steering wheel speed.

Type

The control valve has six segments each displaced 60 degrees. The sensor is inductive and is mounted in the steering gear housing.

Connection





The sensor is supplied power from pin 1 and ground on pin 2 of the EHPS control module. Pin 3 provides information on steering speed via a 500 Hz PWM signal. The pulse ratio carries information on steering speed - 12.5% to 87.5%, which corresponds to 0 degrees/second to 60 degrees/second.