Multi-direction vehicle control sensing
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring an operator presence at one or more control handles of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises two or more control handles, and wherein at least one control handle is configured to detect the operator presence;
receiving a vehicle operating command from a control selected from the group consisting of the two or more control handles; and
enabling the selected control to command the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a first control configured to operate the vehicle from a first operator position facing a front of the vehicle and a second control configured to operate the vehicle from a second operator position facing a rear of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a processor configured to monitor for an operator presence in the first operator position or the second operator position and receive a vehicle operating request, wherein the operator presence is monitored independent of receiving the vehicle operating request. The processor is further configured to enable either the first control or the second control and select a vehicle operating parameter associated with the vehicle operating request, wherein the vehicle operating parameter varies according to which control is enabled.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring an operator presence at one or more control handles of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises two or more control handles, and wherein at least one control handle is configured to detect the operator presence; receiving a vehicle operating command from a control selected from the group consisting of the two or more control handles; and enabling the selected control to command the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle, comprising:
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two control devices configured to operate the vehicle, including a first control and a second control; and a processing device configured to; monitor an operator presence at one or both of the two control devices, wherein at least one control device is configured to detect the operator presence; receive a vehicle operating command from a control selected from the two control devices; and enable the selected control to command the vehicle.
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10. A memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
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monitoring an operator presence at one or more control handles of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises two or more control handles, and wherein at least one control handle is configured to detect the operator presence; receiving a vehicle operating command from a control selected from the group consisting of the two or more control handles; and enabling the selected control to command the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for monitoring an operator presence at one or more control handles of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises two or more control handles, and wherein at least one control handle is configured to detect the operator presence; means for receiving a vehicle operating command from a control selected from the group consisting of the two or more control handles; and means for enabling the selected control to command the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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