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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2011
Jason Lisseman, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David Andrews, Ortonville, MI (US);
Jerome Bosch, Romeo, MI (US);
Jason Lisseman, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David Andrews, Ortonville, MI (US);
Jerome Bosch, Romeo, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle safety system includes a steering wheel, a plurality of pressure sensitive sensors located in the steering wheel, and a control unit. The pressure sensitive sensors can be located in different regions of the steering wheel. The pressure sensitive sensors can determine if a driver's hand is pressing upon a respective region of the steering wheel associated with one or more of the plurality of pressure sensitive sensors. The control unit can be configured or programmed to determine if at least one of the driver's hands is pressing upon a region of the steering wheel for a predetermined amount of time.