Touch-based system for controlling an automotive steering wheel
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorDuane Matthew Cash
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Abstract
Provided is a system for generating a vehicle steering signal. A non-rotatable steering control is mounted about a steering axis. The steering control includes a pressure sensor configured to generate an output signal in response to hand movements along the steering control. The system includes a hub and at least one spoke connecting the steering control to the hub. The hub is offset from the steering axis. A control unit is configured to generate the vehicle steering signal based on the output signal from the pressure sensor.
Claims20
A system for generating a vehicle steering signal, comprising:
- a non-rotatable steering control mounted about a steering axis, the steering control comprising a pressure sensor configured to generate an output signal in response to hand movements along the steering control;
- a hub;
- at least one spoke connecting the steering control to the hub, wherein the hub is offset from the steering axis;
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- a control unit configured to generate the vehicle steering signal based on the output signal from the pressure sensor.
A system for generating a vehicle steering signal, comprising:
- a non-rotatable steering control mounted about a steering axis, the steering control comprising a sensor configured to generate an output signal in response to hand movements along the steering control;
- a hub connected to the steering control, wherein the hub is offset from the steering axis;
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- a control unit configured to generate the vehicle steering signal based on the output signal from the sensor, wherein
- the steering control is aligned with an instrument cluster of the vehicle to be steered, and
- an open area within the steering control and above the hub, for viewing the instrument cluster through the steering control, is greater than a total remaining area enclosed by the steering control, wherein the total remaining area includes the hub.
A system for generating a vehicle steering signal, comprising:
- a non-rotatable steering wheel mounted about a steering axis, the steering wheel comprising a hub that is offset from the steering axis, and a pressure sensor configured to generate an output signal in response to hand movements along the steering wheel;
- a steering control column attaching the hub to a vehicle to be steered, wherein the steering control column extends along a column axis, the steering axis and the column axis being non-coincident;
- a control unit configured to generate the vehicle steering signal based on the output signal from the pressure sensor, wherein
- the steering wheel is aligned with an instrument cluster of the vehicle to be steered,
- the steering wheel forms an open area above the hub, the open area being enclosed by the steering wheel and at least partially by the hub, for viewing the instrument cluster through the steering wheel, and
- the open area is greater than a total remaining area enclosed by the steering wheel, wherein the total remaining area includes the hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.