Patent ID: 8564424
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: B60Q,B60W,B62D

Abstract:
1. A system for detection of user hand position on a steering wheel, the system comprising: a sensor array disposed on the circumference of said wheel configured to detect contact of first and second user hands with said sensor array; a processor whereby data from said sensor array is received and processed generating user hand size, location and movement data; at least one feedback device whereby a user is alerted to an unsafe hand position, said processor being configured to detect conditions in said size, location, and movement data indicative of unsafe user hand position, allow a delay for correction of said condition and communicate existence of said condition for a period exceeding said delay to said at least one feedback device, said processor calculating the size of said first and second user hands based on a number of sensors in said array activated by said first user hand and the number of sensors activated by said second user hand and identifies size disparities between said first and second user hands as a condition indicative of unsafe user hand position; a data logger configured to record said conditions in said size, location, and movement data indicative of said unsafe user hand position; a tamper indicator whereby unauthorized access to said sensor array, said processor, or said at least one feedback device is communicated to authorized noticees; a transceiver communicating with said processor whereby data relating to unsafe user hand positions is transmitted to said authorized noticees.