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US 9,586,618 B2Granted
Vehicle control system for controlling steering of vehicle
AssigneeThunder Power Hong Kong Ltd.
InventorWellen Sham
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Abstract
The present invention provides a vehicle control system comprising a projecting device, a camera device, a control device and an actuating device. The vehicle steering control system does not need a physical steering wheel, thus the weight and cost of the vehicles can be reduced. In addition, the steering control system according to the present invention provides the drivers with brand new driving experience.
Claims7
A control system for controlling steering of a driving apparatus, wherein the system comprising:
- a projecting device configured to project a steering wheel image in front of a driver seat;
- a camera device configured to take images of one or two hands on the projected steering wheel image periodically;
- a processor configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- determine a position of the one or two hands on the projected steering wheel image according to the images of the one or two hands,
- calculate a movement of the one or two hands based on the determined position of the one or two hands on the projected steering wheel image,
- determine a steering angle and a steering direction according to the movement of the one or two hands, and
- output a control signal according to the steering angle and steering direction;
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- an actuating device configured to receive the control signal and effectuate a maneuver of the driving apparatus according to the control signal.
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A control method for controlling steering of a driving apparatus, comprising the following steps:
- projecting a steering wheel image in front of a driver seat;
- taking images of one or two hands on the projected steering wheel image;
- determining a position of the one or two hands on the projected steering wheel image according to the images of the one or two hands;
- calculating a movement of the one or two hands based on the determined position of the one or two hands on the projected steering wheel image;
- determining a steering angle and a steering direction according to the movement of the one or two hands
- outputting a control signal according to the steering angle and steering direction;
- receiving, at an actuating device, a control signal to effectuate a maneuver of the driving apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.