US 12,434,713 B2
Grip strength smart sleeves
Manuel Ludwig Kuehner, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed by TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/156,456.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234591 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 40/08 (2012.01); A41D 1/00 (2018.01); A41D 27/10 (2006.01); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 40/08 (2013.01) [A41D 1/002 (2013.01); A41D 27/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2520/00 (2013.01); B60W 2540/221 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
an autonomous control system adapted to provide one or more commands to autonomously control one or more systems of the vehicle; and
a wearable garment covering at least a portion of a driver's arm and comprising a plurality of electrodes, the wearable garment adapted to impart influential control over at least one of a position or orientation of the driver's grip relative to a steering wheel of the vehicle, the imparted influential control effectuating reinforcement of the one or more commands to autonomously control the one or more systems of the vehicle.