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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicants:
Markus Klausner, Wexford, PA (US);
Wolfgang Grimm, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Markus Klausner, Wexford, PA (US);
Wolfgang Grimm, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering wheel for a vehicle which includes sensors. The sensors are distributed into numerous segments and thus enable the position of an operator's hands on the steering wheel to be detected with high local resolution. The signals supplied by the sensors are analyzed and makes it possible to detect the position of the hands, and the maximum possible steering angle that can be set at the steering wheel without changing the grip. Control actions and control signals can be derived from this information by means of a control.