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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
May. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
David Michael Herman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2510/20 (2013.01); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02);
Abstract
A system can include a computer having a processor coupled to a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to capture an image of an operator positioned in a steering position. The instructions can additionally be to determine, based on parameters extracted from the captured image, a confidence level that output data from a torque sensor represents torque applied by an operator to a steering element. The instructions can additionally be to actuate a component in a vehicle based on the confidence level.