Movement input apparatus applied to steering apparatus and mobile control system using the same
First Claim
1. A movement input apparatus, comprising:
- a detector that is attached or embedded in a surface of a steering apparatus, the detector being configured to detect finger contact movement;
an estimator configured to receive information on the finger contact movement detected by the detector, analyze movement patterns, and estimate a condition of an operator using a result of the analysis of the movement patterns; and
an output unit configured to convert and output the analyzed movement patterns of the operator and the estimated condition of the operator into signals of a type that can be sensed by a user,wherein the detector includes a resistive conductive yarn,wherein the detector detects the finger contact movement that exerts a tensile or compressive force on the resistive conductive yarn in a longitudinal direction of the resistive conductive yarn, andwherein the detector detects the finger contact movement by detecting a resistance value of the resistive conductive yarn and converts the finger contact movement into electric signals, the resistance value varying linearly based on expansion or contraction of a length of the resistive conductive yarn due to the tensile or compressive force exerted in the longitudinal direction of the resistive conductive yarn.
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Abstract
There is provided a movement input apparatus applied to a steering apparatus and a mobile control system using the same. In detail, the steering apparatus performing steering or adjusting functions includes: a movement input apparatus including a signal detector that is attached or embedded in a surface of a steering apparatus and uses a resistive conductive yarn to detect finger contact signals; an estimator that receives the finger contact signals detected in the signal detector to estimate a status of an operator; and a display unit that converts and displays the estimated movement of the operator into signals of a type able to be sensed by a user; an extractor that analyzes the status information transmitted from the transmitter to extract the operational signals of the user; a controller that generates and transmits control signals for external devices according to the extracted operational signals of the user.
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1. A movement input apparatus, comprising:
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a detector that is attached or embedded in a surface of a steering apparatus, the detector being configured to detect finger contact movement; an estimator configured to receive information on the finger contact movement detected by the detector, analyze movement patterns, and estimate a condition of an operator using a result of the analysis of the movement patterns; and an output unit configured to convert and output the analyzed movement patterns of the operator and the estimated condition of the operator into signals of a type that can be sensed by a user, wherein the detector includes a resistive conductive yarn, wherein the detector detects the finger contact movement that exerts a tensile or compressive force on the resistive conductive yarn in a longitudinal direction of the resistive conductive yarn, and wherein the detector detects the finger contact movement by detecting a resistance value of the resistive conductive yarn and converts the finger contact movement into electric signals, the resistance value varying linearly based on expansion or contraction of a length of the resistive conductive yarn due to the tensile or compressive force exerted in the longitudinal direction of the resistive conductive yarn. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 16)
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7. A mobile control system, comprising:
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a movement input apparatus including a detector that is attached or embedded in a surface of a steering apparatus, the detector being configured to detect finger contact movement, an estimator configured to receive information on the finger contact movement detected by the detector to analyze a movement pattern and estimate a condition of an operator using a result of the analysis of the movement pattern, and an output unit configured to convert the analyzed movement patterns of the operator and the estimated condition of the operator into signals of a type able to be sensed by a user and output the signals; and a control device including an extractor configured to extract operator operation signals by analyzing at least one of information on the finger contact movement detected by the detector and transmitted from the movement input apparatus, information on operator movement patterns analyzed by the estimator, and information on an operator'"'"'s condition estimated by the estimator, and a controller configured to generate and transmit control signals for external devices according to the extracted operation signals of the operator, wherein the detector detects the finger contact movement that exerts a tensile or compressive force on the resistive conductive yarn in a longitudinal direction of the resistive conductive yarn, and wherein the detector is configured to detect the finger contact movement by detecting a resistance value of a resistive conductive yarn and converts the finger contact movement into electric signals, the resistance value varying linearly based on expansion or contraction of a length of the resistive conductive yarn due to the tensile or compressive force exerted in the longitudinal direction of the resistive conductive yarn. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15)
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