ROTATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A STEERING WHEEL AND METHOD
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1. A rotational control system for a steering wheel comprising:
- a steering wheel switchable between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition;
a steering gear operatively coupled to a plurality of road wheels of a vehicle, the steering wheel and the steering gear electrically coupled to each other; and
a controller in operative communication with the steering wheel and the steering gear, the controller configured to control the steering gear independent of the steering wheel when the vehicle is in an autonomous vehicle driving condition, the steering wheel retractable to a stowed position during the autonomous vehicle driving condition.
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Abstract
An autonomously driven vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes an autonomous driver assist system configured to provide directional control of a vehicle during an autonomous vehicle driving condition. The vehicle also includes a steering wheel. The vehicle further includes a plurality of road wheels electrically coupled to the steering wheel and controlled by the autonomous driver assist system in the autonomous vehicle driving condition and controlled by the steering wheel in a non-autonomous vehicle driving condition.
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1. A rotational control system for a steering wheel comprising:
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a steering wheel switchable between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition; a steering gear operatively coupled to a plurality of road wheels of a vehicle, the steering wheel and the steering gear electrically coupled to each other; and a controller in operative communication with the steering wheel and the steering gear, the controller configured to control the steering gear independent of the steering wheel when the vehicle is in an autonomous vehicle driving condition, the steering wheel retractable to a stowed position during the autonomous vehicle driving condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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10. An autonomously driven vehicle comprising:
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an autonomous driver assist system configured to provide directional control of a vehicle during an autonomous vehicle driving condition; a steering wheel; and a plurality of road wheels electrically coupled to the steering wheel and controlled by the autonomous driver assist system in the autonomous vehicle driving condition and controlled by the steering wheel when the vehicle is in a non-autonomous vehicle driving condition, the steering wheel retractable to a stowed position during the autonomous vehicle driving condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a rotational condition of a steering wheel comprising:
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switching between an autonomous vehicle driving condition and a non-autonomous vehicle driving condition, wherein a plurality of road wheels are electrically controlled by a steering wheel in the non-autonomous vehicle driving condition and the plurality of road wheels are controlled by an autonomous driving assist system in the autonomous vehicle driving condition; switching between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition of the steering wheel in the autonomous vehicle driving condition; and retracting the steering wheel to a stowed position during the autonomous vehicle driving condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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