US 12,307,790 B2
Steering wheel contact detection
David Michael Herman, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Yashanshu Jain, Dearborn, MI (US); and Ryan Sorsby, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,042.
Prior Publication US 2024/0078819 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G06V 20/64 (2022.01); B62D 6/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 20/59 (2022.01) [B62D 6/10 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30268 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the processor is programmed to:
detect an object in contact with a steering wheel of a vehicle;
obtain a first image of the steering wheel at a first angle of rotation and a second image of the steering wheel at a second angle of rotation;
identify a type of the object, based on at least one of the first image or the second image, as one of a human hand or a foreign object; and
control a vehicle component based on the type of object.