Hands accelerating control system
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1. A touch free vehicle control system comprising:
- a controller capable of controlling acceleration and braking of a vehicle; and
an interface device having at least one touchless sensor configured to detect a plurality of gestures and a plurality of positions of at least one appendage of a driver within a range of movement without any physical touching between the at least one touchless sensor and the at least one appendage, wherein the at least one touchless sensor is configured to send a command signal to the controller that is indicative of at least one of the plurality of gestures and the plurality of positions of the appendage within the range of movement, wherein different movements of the appendage cause the controller to generate different command signals from the controller; and
a plurality of spring-loaded finger pedals positioned at a location relative to the at least one touchless sensor allowing the at least one touchless sensor to send a signal to the controller that is indicative of the position the at least one appendage, wherein a first finger pedal of the plurality of finger pedals is configured to be interpreted by the controller to be one of the plurality of gestures and defines a first range of movement for an accelerator pedal, and wherein a second finger pedal of the plurality of finger pedals is configured to be interpreted by the controller to be another of the plurality of gestures and defines a second range of movement for a brake pedal, wherein depressing the first finger pedal causes the controller to cause acceleration of the vehicle and depressing the second finger pedal causes the controller to cause braking of the vehicle based on the position of the at least one appendage in the range of movement, wherein the position of the at least one appendage within the range of movement controls at least one of a magnitude of acceleration and a magnitude of braking.
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Abstract
A touch vehicle control system having a gesture interface device with one or more touchless sensors that detect a position of a driver'"'"'s appendage within a range of movement detected by the sensors. The touchless sensors send a signal to the controller that is indicative of the position of the driver'"'"'s appendage within the range of movement which is then interpreted to be a vehicle command signal for a vehicle'"'"'s mechanical system. Command signals include, but are not limited to acceleration, braking, parking brake, turn signals, etc.
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1. A touch free vehicle control system comprising:
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a controller capable of controlling acceleration and braking of a vehicle; and an interface device having at least one touchless sensor configured to detect a plurality of gestures and a plurality of positions of at least one appendage of a driver within a range of movement without any physical touching between the at least one touchless sensor and the at least one appendage, wherein the at least one touchless sensor is configured to send a command signal to the controller that is indicative of at least one of the plurality of gestures and the plurality of positions of the appendage within the range of movement, wherein different movements of the appendage cause the controller to generate different command signals from the controller; and a plurality of spring-loaded finger pedals positioned at a location relative to the at least one touchless sensor allowing the at least one touchless sensor to send a signal to the controller that is indicative of the position the at least one appendage, wherein a first finger pedal of the plurality of finger pedals is configured to be interpreted by the controller to be one of the plurality of gestures and defines a first range of movement for an accelerator pedal, and wherein a second finger pedal of the plurality of finger pedals is configured to be interpreted by the controller to be another of the plurality of gestures and defines a second range of movement for a brake pedal, wherein depressing the first finger pedal causes the controller to cause acceleration of the vehicle and depressing the second finger pedal causes the controller to cause braking of the vehicle based on the position of the at least one appendage in the range of movement, wherein the position of the at least one appendage within the range of movement controls at least one of a magnitude of acceleration and a magnitude of braking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A touch free vehicle control system comprising:
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a controller capable of controlling acceleration and braking of a vehicle; and a gesture interface device having a plurality of touchless sensors, the plurality of touchless sensors comprising at least one of the following;
a charge coupled device, infrared sensors, digital cameras, and motion detectors, the plurality of touchless sensors being configured to directly detect a gesture and a position of a driver'"'"'s appendage within a range of movement without any physical touching between the plurality of touchless sensors and the driver'"'"'s appendage, the plurality of touchless sensors being configured to send a command signal to the controller that is indicative of the gesture and the position of the driver'"'"'s appendage within the range of movement, wherein different movements of the driver'"'"'s appendage cause the controller to generate different command signals from the controller; anda plurality of spring-loaded finger pedals positioned at a location relative to the plurality of touchless sensors, wherein a first finger pedal of the plurality of finger pedals is configured to be interpreted by the controller to define a first range of movement for an accelerator pedal, and wherein a second finger pedal of the plurality of finger pedals is configured to be interpreted by the controller to define a second range of movement for a brake pedal, wherein depressing the first finger pedal causes the controller to cause acceleration of the vehicle and depressing the second finger pedal causes the controller to cause braking of the vehicle based on the position of the driver'"'"'s appendage in the range of movement, wherein the position of the driver'"'"'s appendage within the range of movement controls at least one of a magnitude of acceleration and a magnitude of braking. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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