Vehicle driving control
AssigneeAlstrom Transport SA
InventorsDenis Miglianico, Jean-Michel Delemotte
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Abstract
A vehicle driving control is provided. The vehicle driving control includes a dead man's system (VACMA) processing device and a lever arm capable of moving in a predetermined actuation direction with a handle. The handle is arranged at one end of the arm and includes an upper face, at least one lateral face, and a touch button which is electrically connected to the processing device. The touch button is located in the region of the lateral face.
Claims10
A vehicle driving control comprising a dead man's system processing device and a lever arm capable of moving in a predetermined actuation direction with, arranged at one end of the arm, a handle comprising:
- a generally tubular base extending along an axis of the lever arm;
- an ovoid shaped head fitted onto the base, the ovoid shaped head having a major axis inclined relative to the base;
- an upper face located on the ovoid shaped head and opposite the lever arm relative to the handle;
- at least one lateral face generally perpendicular relative to the upper face;
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- a touch button electrically connected to the dead man's system processing device, the touch button being located in the region of the at least one lateral face which is parallel with the actuation plane which includes the actuation direction and the major axis, the touch button being located on the ovoid shaped head.
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