APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING IN-VEHICLE DEVICES USING STEERING WHEEL
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1. An apparatus for manipulating in-vehicle devices using a steering wheel, the apparatus comprising:
- a reference signal input unit for inputting a reference signal to a driver through a charged plate;
a touch sensor for receiving the reference signal through human body communication and for detecting a touch of the driver; and
a controller for generating a control signal on the basis of the results detected by the touch sensor.
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Abstract
An apparatus for manipulating in-vehicle devices using a steering wheel includes a reference signal input unit for inputting a reference signal to a driver through a charged plate, a touch sensor for receiving the reference signal through human body communication and for detecting a touch of the driver, and a controller for generating a control signal on the basis of the results detected by the touch sensor.
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1. An apparatus for manipulating in-vehicle devices using a steering wheel, the apparatus comprising:
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a reference signal input unit for inputting a reference signal to a driver through a charged plate; a touch sensor for receiving the reference signal through human body communication and for detecting a touch of the driver; and a controller for generating a control signal on the basis of the results detected by the touch sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for manipulating in-vehicle devices using a steering wheel, the apparatus comprising:
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a storage for storing a table in which steering angle ranges according to vehicle speed are recorded; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle of the steering wheel; a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a vehicle speed; a touch sensor for detecting a touch of a driver; and a controller for determining that the touch of the driver is intended for manipulating when the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor is within a steering angle range corresponding to the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor on the basis of the table stored in the storage, analyzing a touch pattern of the driver, and generating a control signal corresponding thereto. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for manipulating in-vehicle devices using a steering wheel, the method comprising:
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inputting, by a reference signal input unit, a reference signal to a driver through a charged plate; receiving, by a touch sensor, the reference signal through human body communication to detect a touch of the driver; and generating, by a controller, a control signal on the basis of the results detected by the touch sensor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for manipulating in-vehicle devices using a steering wheel, the method comprising:
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storing, by a storage, a table in which steering angle ranges according to vehicle speed are recorded; detecting, by a touch sensor, a touch of a driver; detecting, by a steering angle sensor, a steering angle of the steering wheel; detecting, by a vehicle speed sensor, a vehicle speed; determining, by a controller, whether or not the detected steering angle is within a steering angle range corresponding to the detected vehicle speed; determining that the touch of the driver is intended for manipulating when the detected steering angle is within the steering angle range, analyzing a touch pattern of the driver, and generating a control signal corresponding thereto; and determining that the touch of the driver is intended for steering unless the detected steering angle is within the steering angle range. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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