Rotation control system for a steering wheel and method
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1. A rotation control system for a steering system comprising:
- a steering wheel having a single steering wheel;
a steering shaft operatively coupled to the single steering wheel;
at least one component operatively coupled to the steering shaft, the steering wheel switchable between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition during operation of the vehicle, the rotational condition occurring during a manual driving mode and the non-rotational condition occurring during an autonomous driving mode; and
a condition switching device for allowing a user to switch between the rotational condition and the non-rotational condition, the condition switching device comprising at least one of a switch, a button, and a voice prompt.
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Abstract
A rotation control system for a steering wheel is provided. The rotation control system includes a steering wheel and a steering shaft operatively coupled to the steering wheel. The rotation control system also includes at least one component operatively coupled to the steering shaft configured to switch the steering wheel between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition.
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1. A rotation control system for a steering system comprising:
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a steering wheel having a single steering wheel; a steering shaft operatively coupled to the single steering wheel; at least one component operatively coupled to the steering shaft, the steering wheel switchable between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition during operation of the vehicle, the rotational condition occurring during a manual driving mode and the non-rotational condition occurring during an autonomous driving mode; and a condition switching device for allowing a user to switch between the rotational condition and the non-rotational condition, the condition switching device comprising at least one of a switch, a button, and a voice prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An autonomous vehicle driving system comprising:
a controller for providing a plurality of autonomous driving functions with a plurality of controller subsystems, wherein one of the controller subsystems comprises a steering wheel rotation control system, the rotation control system comprising; a steering wheel consisting of a single steering wheel; a steering shaft operatively coupled to the steering wheel; at least one component operatively coupled to the steering shaft, the steering wheel switchable between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition during operation of the vehicle, the rotational condition occurring during a manual driving mode and the non-rotational condition occurring during an autonomous driving mode; and a condition switching device for allowing a user to switch between the rotational condition and the non-rotational condition, the condition switching device comprising at least one of a switch, a button, and a voice prompt. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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