Patent ID: 7954399

Claim:
A steering control system for a self-propelled vehicle, comprising: a steering control comprising a gripping zone of elastically variable shape that can undergo a change in at least one of shape and volume; at least one sensor provided in the gripping zone structured and arranged to react to said change in at least one of shape and volume of the gripping zone; and at least one control or monitoring element for operating the self-propelled vehicle, the control or monitoring element being connected to the at least one sensor and being activatable by the at least one sensor; wherein the at least one sensor comprises a hydraulic or pneumatic sensor comprising a tube filled with a fluid; the tube extends over essentially an entirety of the steering control; and the entirety of the steering control comprises a whole circumference of a steering wheel or a whole length of a handle bar, wherein the tube comprises a first material that is elastically deformable; the tube is embedded in a second material that is elastically deformable; and a final elasticity of the second material is equal to or less than an elasticity of the first material; and wherein when an external pressure is exerted to the second material, said external pressure is immediately transmitted to the tube which in turn transmits said external pressure to the fluid contained inside the tube.