Multi-direction vehicle control sensing
First Claim
1. A steering system comprising:
- a first control;
a second control; and
a processing device configured to;
monitor an operator presence;
enable a control selected from the first control and the second control in response to monitoring the operator presence;
receive a steering command for a vehicle;
steer the vehicle with a first steering sense in a first direction of travel in response to receiving the steering command and enabling the first control; and
steer the vehicle with a second steering sense in the first direction of travel in response to receiving the steering command and enabling the second control.
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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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21 Claims
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1. A steering system comprising:
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a first control; a second control; and a processing device configured to; monitor an operator presence; enable a control selected from the first control and the second control in response to monitoring the operator presence; receive a steering command for a vehicle; steer the vehicle with a first steering sense in a first direction of travel in response to receiving the steering command and enabling the first control; and steer the vehicle with a second steering sense in the first direction of travel in response to receiving the steering command and enabling the second control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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monitoring for an operator presence; enabling a control selected from a first control and a second control in response to said monitoring for an operator presence; receiving a steering command for a vehicle; and in a first direction of travel and responsive to the steering command, steering the vehicle with a first steering orientation or steering the vehicle with a second steering orientation that is the reverse of the first steering orientation depending on which control is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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first control means for controlling a vehicle; second control means for controlling the vehicle; means for monitoring an operator presence; means for enabling a control selected from the first control and the second control in response to monitoring the operator presence; and means for steering the vehicle in a first direction of travel in response to receiving a steering command, wherein a steering orientation associated with the steering command in the first direction of travel is reversed depending on the enabled control. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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Specification