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US 12,576,910 B2Granted
Vehicle operation with steering wheel hands-on/off detection
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJustin Miller, Alexandra Taylor, Ali Hassani
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Abstract
A system including a computer having a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to, upon actuating movement of a steering element of a vehicle, measure a torque applied to the steering element in a direction opposite the actuated movement. In response to a determination that the torque is less than a predetermined threshold, the processor actuates a component of the vehicle.
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A system, comprising:
- a computer that includes a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to:
- upon actuating movement of a steering element of a vehicle, measure a torque applied to the steering element in a direction opposite the actuated movement;
- in response to a determination that the torque is less than a predetermined threshold, actuate a component of the vehicle;
- and
- determine that the vehicle is turning and in response to a determination that the vehicle is turning, rotate the steering element in a direction opposite a direction the vehicle is turning.
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A method, comprising:
- upon actuating movement of a steering element of a vehicle, measuring a torque applied to the steering element in a direction opposite the actuated movement;
- in response to a determination that the torque is less than a predetermined threshold, actuating a component of the vehicle;
- and
- determining that the vehicle is turning and in response to determining that the vehicle is turning, rotating the steering element in a direction opposite a direction the vehicle is turning.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.