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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Patrick Kevin Holub, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Data representing movement of a portable device is received. A vibrational torque signal within that data corresponding to the vibration of a steering wheel is identified. Based at least in part on the identification, it is determined that a user has a hand on the steering wheel.