Vehicle steering arrangement and method of making same
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1. A steering arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering wheel; and
at least one human machine interface configured to allow a human to steer the vehicle, the human machine interface being a component separate from the steering wheel, the at least one human machine interface in operable communication with a steer-by-wire system of the vehicle, the steering wheel in operable communication with the steer-by-wire system of the vehicle, the steering wheel and the at least one human machine interface independently rotatable relative to each other.
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Abstract
A single vehicle steering arrangement is provided. The steering arrangement includes a steering wheel and at least one human machine interface configured to allow a human to steer the vehicle, the human machine interface being a component separate from the steering wheel.
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8 Claims
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1. A steering arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
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a steering wheel; and at least one human machine interface configured to allow a human to steer the vehicle, the human machine interface being a component separate from the steering wheel, the at least one human machine interface in operable communication with a steer-by-wire system of the vehicle, the steering wheel in operable communication with the steer-by-wire system of the vehicle, the steering wheel and the at least one human machine interface independently rotatable relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A steering arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
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a steering wheel; and at least one human machine interface configured to allow a human to steer the vehicle, the human machine interface being a component separate from the steering wheel, the steering wheel being retractable out of an extended steering position to a retracted position when the vehicle is being steered by the additional human machine interface, the human machine interface located closer in proximity to a seat back of a driver'"'"'s seat relative to a distance between the retracted position of the steering wheel and the seat back of the driver'"'"'s seat. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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