Method and apparatus for controlling steering effort

PURPOSE: A steering effort control method and an apparatus thereof are provided to control steering effort by receiving and compensation value according to user setting and compensating torque signals. CONSTITUTION: A steering effort control apparatus comprises a compensation value input unit(110), a torque signal input unit(120), a torque signal compensation unit(130), and a steering effort controller(140). The compensation value input unit receives a compensation value. The torque signal input unit receives torque signals from a torque sensor. The torque signal compensation unit recompenses torque signals based on the compensation value and creates the compensatory torque signals. The steering effort controller performs the steering effort control based on the compensatory torque signal. The compensation value input unit receives the compensation value which is a positive number or a negative number according to user setting values.