| 摘要 |
This invention provides a power steering apparatus for assisting steering by utilizing a hydraulic pump (5) to be driven by an electric motor (4) as a generating source of a hydraulic pressure. A drive voltage determination unit (1a) determines a drive voltage so that a rotational velocity of the electric motor (4) detected by a rotational velocity sensor (4b) and a rotational velocity detecting circuit (4a) becomes a first rotational velocity on the occasion of starting of the electric motor (4), and determines a gradually increasing drive voltage after the electric motor (4) is started by the determined drive voltage until the detected rotational velocity reaches the second rotational velocity. Therefore, an unnecessary inrush current is not generated in the electric motor (4), and the rotational velocity of the electric motor (4) does not overshoot. <IMAGE> |
