Thanks for tolerating my questions and for the detailed responses.
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Originally Posted by t vago
This relys solely on sensing pump speed as a demand indicator, and does not require a steering wheel rate sensor.
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I'm guessing you meant pressure instead of speed there.
It sounds like after going through a "prime" routine, it enters a feedback loop that simply attempts to maintain system psi.
Any thoughts on the feasibility of converting an existing pump from being belt driven from the crankshaft to either direct or belt driven from an electric motor?
It seems like it'd be relatively easy. Find a spot to tap in a pressure sensor and then add an Arduino with input from that sensor and the VSS with a PWM output from a PID routine to a motor speed controller. Hmmm.