Information presentation apparatus, steering apparatus, and information presentation method

A steering apparatus, comprising:

• a steering unit that includes a frame member;
• and
• a first asymmetric acceleration generating unit that includes:
• at least one weight inside the frame member;
• and
• an actuator between the frame member and the weight, wherein
• the actuator is configured to move the at least one weight to generate an asymmetric acceleration in the steering unit.

An information presentation method, comprising:

• acquiring, by a processor, at least one of first information about an inside of a vehicle or second information about an outside of the vehicle;
• generating, by the processor, a driving signal based on the acquired at least one of the first information or the second information;
• sending, by the processor, the driving signal to an asymmetric acceleration generating unit,
• the asymmetric acceleration generating unit includes:
• a weight inside a frame member of a steering unit of the vehicle, and
• an actuator between the frame member and the weight;
• moving, by the actuator based on the driving signal, the weight to generate an asymmetric acceleration in a specific direction of at least one axis;
• and
• presenting, by the asymmetric acceleration generating unit based on the generated asymmetric acceleration, haptic feedback information to a user via the steering unit.

A steering apparatus, comprising:

• a steering unit;
• a shaft mechanism configured to connect the steering unit to a vehicle body;
• and
• an asymmetric acceleration generating unit in the shaft mechanism,
• wherein the asymmetric acceleration generating unit includes at least one of:
• a telescopic apparatus configured to generate an asymmetric acceleration in an axis direction of the shaft mechanism in the steering unit,
• an upper and lower motion tilt apparatus configured to generate the asymmetric acceleration in a first direction in the steering unit,
• wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the axis direction, and
• a left and right motion tilt apparatus configured to generate the asymmetric acceleration in a second direction in the steering unit,
• wherein the second direction is orthogonal to each of the axis direction and the first direction.