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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
May. 04, 2022
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Manuel Ludwig Kuehner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jaime S. Camhi, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hiroshi Yasuda, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel J. Brooks, Arlington, MA (US);
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A system is provided for implementing steering wheel controls, namely steering wheel rotation locking. In accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology, a system may comprise a steering wheel rotation locking device; and a controller communicatively connected to the steering wheel rotation locking device to determine a presence and location of one or more objects or conditions surrounding a vehicle, and produce steering wheel control feedback to physically prevent rotational movement of a steering wheel.