Vehicle driving system
US12083881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/046
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle driving system to be provided in a vehicle includes a touch sensor and a control unit. The touch sensor is to be provided in the steering operation device and configured to measure a fluctuation in electrostatic capacitance. The control unit determines, based on information from the touch sensor, whether a driver of the vehicle is in a steering-holding state or in a non-steering-holding state. After a detection of a first fluctuation that is a fluctuation in the electrostatic capacitance occurring before a malfunction of the touch sensor, the control unit determines that the driver is in the non-steering-holding state even if the information from the touch sensor to the control unit indicates that the driver is in the steering-holding state.
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