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Method for controlling angular position of steering wheel of vehicle and associated vehicle

A technology of transportation tools and steering wheels, applied in the field of cameras, can solve the problems of complex and expensive manufacturing of steering wheels, and low durability

Active Publication Date: 2019-04-23
PEZHO SITROEN AUTOMOBILS SA
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[0004] However, special materials are used for part of the steering wheel, which makes the manufacture of this steering wheel more complicated and expensive
Also, there is a risk that such steering wheels will be less durable than conventional steering wheels

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[0025] As a non-limiting example, the means of transport considered within the scope of protection of the present invention may be of the motorized type. However, the vehicle may also relate to other types of vehicles comprising a steering wheel for driving, such as certain types of boats.

[0026] figure 1 A general view of a conventional driver's cab 10 in which the method according to the invention can be carried out is shown schematically and in simplified form.

[0027] The cab 10 comprises inter alia a steering wheel 12, a combined console 14 and a steerable steering system (not shown).

[0028] Cab 10 also includes an interior camera 16 arranged between steering wheel 12 and combined console 14 . In a variant, said interior camera 16 may be arranged between the steering wheel 12 and a dashboard (not shown). The camera 16 is responsible for recording driver parameters (head position, state of wakefulness, etc.) as soon as the driver enters the driver's cab 10 .

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Abstract

In order to control the angular position of a vehicle steering wheel with respect to the field of an interior camera positioned between the steering wheel and the combined controls of the vehicle or between the steering wheel and the dashboard of the vehicle, this vehicle comprising a controllable steering system: before the vehicle is started, a check (100) is performed to determine whether the steering wheel is at least partially masking the field of the camera, on the basis of the angular position of the steering wheel; if the field of the camera is at least partially masked by the steering wheel, then the controllable steering system is actuated (102) in such a way as to bring the steering wheel back into an angular position in which it does not mask the field of the camera.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for controlling the angular position of a steering wheel of a vehicle, and to an associated vehicle. [0002] The invention relates to the field of cameras positioned inside the vehicle and dedicated to acquiring driver parameters from the moment the driver enters the cab. Background technique [0003] In the case of a motor vehicle, for example, the camera may be arranged inside the cab between the steering wheel and the combined console. In order not to block the view of the camera, document JP-A-06156285 proposes to provide a transparent central spoke on the steering wheel, which enables the camera to monitor the driver. [0004] However, special materials are used for part of the steering wheel, which makes the manufacture of the steering wheel more complicated and expensive. Also, such steering wheels run the risk of having lower durability than conventional steering wheels. Contents of the invention [0005]...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B62D1/181B60W50/08
CPCB62D1/181B60W10/20B60W30/18054B60W2540/06
Inventor B·莫尼耶
Owner PEZHO SITROEN AUTOMOBILS SA