Detecting operator contact with a steering wheel, including: applying a torque to at least a portion of a steering system of an autonomous vehicle; identifying a measured torque for a steering wheel of the autonomous vehicle; calculating, based on the applied torque, an expected torque for the steering wheel; and determining, based on a difference between the measured torque and the expected torque, whether an operator of the autonomous vehicle is in contact with the steering wheel.
DETECTING OPERATOR CONTACT WITH A STEERING WHEEL
2022-12-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |
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