Steering wheel with hand sensors
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1. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor assembly mounted in the steering wheel, wherein the sensor assembly includes a pair of electrodes configured to measure a biological parameter of a driver of the vehicle due to contact with one hand of the driver, wherein the pair of electrodes are electrically isolated from one another such that an electrical current cannot flow directly between the pair of electrodes; and
a temperature sensor configured to measure a skin temperature of the driver and disposed on an outer periphery of the steering wheel between the pair of electrodes.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a steering wheel for a vehicle can include a sensor assembly mounted in the steering wheel. The sensor assembly can include an electrode configured to measure a biological parameter of a driver of the vehicle. In invention further relates to a sensor assembly for a steering wheel. The sensor assembly can include an electrode configured to measure a biological parameter of a driver of the vehicle. The sensor assembly can be configured to be mounted in the steering wheel.
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1. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor assembly mounted in the steering wheel, wherein the sensor assembly includes a pair of electrodes configured to measure a biological parameter of a driver of the vehicle due to contact with one hand of the driver, wherein the pair of electrodes are electrically isolated from one another such that an electrical current cannot flow directly between the pair of electrodes; and a temperature sensor configured to measure a skin temperature of the driver and disposed on an outer periphery of the steering wheel between the pair of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle, comprising:
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a frame; a cockpit interior supported, at least partially, by the frame; a steering wheel disposed proximate to the cockpit interior and configured, when rotated, to steer the vehicle in a desired direction, the steering wheel including; a sensor assembly mounted in the steering wheel and electrically coupled to a vehicle controller, wherein the sensor assembly includes a pair of electrodes configured to measure a biological parameter of a driver of the vehicle due to contact with one hand of the driver, wherein the pair of electrodes are electrically isolated from one another such that an electrical current cannot flow directly between the pair of electrodes; and a temperature sensor configured to measure a skin temperature of the driver and disposed on an outer periphery of the steering wheel between the pair of electrodes; wherein the vehicle controller is configured to alter at least one aspect of a vehicle environment based on at least one of the biological parameter or skin temperature of the driver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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