LIGHT-BASED TOUCH CONTROLS ON A STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD

LIGHT-BASED TOUCH CONTROLS ON A STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD

A system for use in a vehicle, comprising: a steering element (400) situated opposite a driver seat in a vehicle, wherein a hollow cavity (501, 510) extends through the steering element from the driver-facing side of the steering element to the side of the steering element opposite the driver-facing...

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Hauptverfasser: HEDIN, Maria, FRÖJDH, Gunnar, Martin, BERGLIND, Richard, KARLSSON, John, FELLIN, Simon, ERIKSSON, Thomas
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A system for use in a vehicle, comprising: a steering element (400) situated opposite a driver seat in a vehicle, wherein a hollow cavity (501, 510) extends through the steering element from the driver-facing side of the steering element to the side of the steering element opposite the driver-facing side, the steering element comprising: an array of light emitters (104, 106 - 108) that project near-infrared light beams (606 - 608) across the cavity; and an array of light detectors (204) that detect the near-infrared light beams projected by said light emitters; and a processor housed in the vehicle, connected with said light emitters and with said light detectors, that detects an object inserted in the cavity, the object interrupting the near-infrared light beams projected by said light emitters, and controls functions of the vehicle in response to detection of the object inside the cavity.