A failsafe steering device for a steer-by-wire system includes a main
Electronic Control Unit (ECU) that detects manipulating states of a main
steering wheel and a rack mechanism via a plurality of sensors, actuates
a reaction motor that provides the reaction force to the main steering
wheel in relation to a driver's steering force, and controls a steering
motor that executes the steering by actuating the rack mechanism. The
failsafe steering device further includes a battery providing power to
the steering motor, a relay restraining the power supply between the
battery and the steering motor, a failsafe ECU that determines the
malfunction state of the main ECU and controls the relay accordingly, and
a steering shaft that transmits the rotational force of a supplement
steering wheel to the rack mechanism.