Gesture based input system in a vehicle with haptic feedback

A system for controlling one or more of a plurality of vehicle systems comprising:

• a haptic actuator configured to provide haptic feedback to a vehicle driver or passenger;
• a gesture detection device disposed in an interior of the vehicle, wherein the gesture detection device is configured to capture movements of the vehicle driver or passenger and output data representing a gesture made by the vehicle driver or passenger;
• and
• a controller coupled to the gesture detection device and configured to receive a signal from the gesture detection device indicative of the gesture, wherein the controller is coupled to a haptic effect feedback system and the plurality of vehicle systems,
• wherein based on the signal indicative of the gesture, the controller is configured to send a signal to select a haptic effect from an effect table and configured to send a signal to the haptic actuator to provide the selected haptic effect, and
• wherein based on the signal indicative of the gesture, the controller is further configured to send a signal to at least one of the plurality of vehicle systems to perform a particular action, wherein the particular action of the vehicle system is matched with the selected haptic effect.