Vehicle interface to communicate a safety alert mode command
First Claim
1. An interface for communicating a vehicle command from a user to a vehicle, comprising:
- an engagement system adapted to engage the torso and an appendage of a user;
a sensor system coupled to the engagement system and adapted to sense forces imparted by the user; and
a processor coupled to the sensor system and adapted to interpret a vehicle “
safety alert mode”
command based on a shift of the user and to communicate the vehicle “
safety alert mode”
command to a vehicle.
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Abstract
One of the embodiments of the invention includes an interface for communicating a vehicle command from a user to a vehicle. The interface preferably includes an engagement system to engage the torso and an appendage of a user, a sensor system to sense forces imparted by the user, and a processor to interpret a vehicle “safety alert mode” command based on a shift of the user and to communicate the vehicle “safety alert mode” command to a vehicle. The vehicle, armed with this vehicle “safety alert mode” command, may initiate a defensive action, such as tightening the suspension, lowering the vehicle, inflating an external and/or internal airbag, or any other suitable action.
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15 Claims
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1. An interface for communicating a vehicle command from a user to a vehicle, comprising:
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an engagement system adapted to engage the torso and an appendage of a user;
a sensor system coupled to the engagement system and adapted to sense forces imparted by the user; and
a processor coupled to the sensor system and adapted to interpret a vehicle “
safety alert mode”
command based on a shift of the user and to communicate the vehicle “
safety alert mode”
command to a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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