18527876. MULTI-MODAL CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPONENTS DURING OPERATION (Rivian IP Holdings, LLC)
MULTI-MODAL CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPONENTS DURING OPERATION
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Joseph Divirgilio of Irvine CA US
Wesley Liang of Marina del Rey CA US
Christopher Marshall Jacobs of Palo Alto CA US
Sarah Elizabeth Witting of Lake Forest CA US
MULTI-MODAL CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPONENTS DURING OPERATION
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18527876 titled 'MULTI-MODAL CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPONENTS DURING OPERATION
Original Abstract Submitted
A manual control assembly includes a multi-modal control mechanism. The manual control assembly further includes a connection socket for housing the multi-modal control mechanism on a steering controller of a vehicle, wherein an interface of the connection socket is connected to a control system for the vehicle. The manual control assembly further includes a first sensor and a second sensor for detecting actuation of the multi-modal control mechanism, wherein the first sensor is positioned orthogonal to the second sensor to detect a force applied to the multi-modal control mechanism. The manual control assembly further includes a control module for generating, based on the actuation, input signals to be transmitted to the control system to control one or more components of the vehicle.