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Human condition monitoring and security controlling apparatus on a road-vehicle

  • US 4,706,072 A
  • Filed: 11/29/1984
  • Issued: 11/10/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A human condition monitoring and security controlling apparatus on road vehicles having a steering wheel comprising:

  • a plurality of status detecting means, each means including an optical sensing means for generating an electric signal in accordance with whether or not said steering wheel of the road vehicle is firmly gripped, said optical status detecting means being disposed on the steering wheel with given intervals therebetween;

    detection energizing means for energizing said status detecting means;

    signal processing means for processing an electric signal from said status detecting means;

    at least one security means carried by the road vehicle; and

    electronic control means for monitoring information output from said signal processing means and for energizing said security means if any anomaly occurs wherein said electronic control means sequentially selects said light receiving means, detects differences in output signal level between every adjacent light receiving means, and specifies those light receiving means in accordance with said differences.

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