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A steering system for vehicles or ships is provided, with a steering handwheel and a steering element with no mechanical linkage line therebetween, with a steering handwheel sensor device, a steering element sensor device and a control arrangement which, in dependence on the output signals of the se

A steering system for vehicles or ships is provided, with a steering handwheel and a steering element with no mechanical linkage line therebetween, with a steering handwheel sensor device, a steering element sensor device and a control arrangement which, in dependence on the output signals of the sensor devices, operates an electromechanical transducer, on the output side of which the steering element is arranged. It is desirable to increase the reliability of such a steering system For that purpose, the control arrangement comprises at least two independent control units, and a fault-monitoring device is provided which precludes a defective control unit from influencing the steering element.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A steering system for vehicles or ships having a steering handwheel and a steering element with no mechanical linkage line therebetween, a steering handwheel sensor device, a steering element sensor device and a control arrangement which, in dependence on output signals of the sens

[ We claim:] [1.] A steering system for vehicles or ships having a steering handwheel and a steering element with no mechanical linkage line therebetween, a steering handwheel sensor device, a steering element sensor device and a control arrangement which, in dependence on output signals of the sensor devices, operates an electromechanical transducer connected for operating the steering element, and in which the control arrangement has at least two independent control units independently connected to said transducer and a fault-monitoring device, said fault monitoring device including means to preclude a defective control unit from influencing the steering element, said electromechanical transducer having at least one electric motor which drives at least one reversible drive shaft, and including one or more sensors which produce signals in dependence on at least one of the rotational speed, the direction of rotation and the angular position of the drive shaft.