Vehicular Steering Wheel with Input Device

Fuente: Wipo "Sensorization"
Vehicle includes a vehicular frame and a steering wheel connected to the vehicular frame, the steering wheel includes an annular frame and one or more user-manipulatable input devices arranged thereon. Each input device includes electronic components which initiate a change in the operation of a component of the vehicle or a display system based on the user's manipulation thereof. Types of input devices include a joy stick, trackball, directional pad or scroll wheel, as well as a universal stick actuator. A display system includes a display arranged to be visible to the driver, with the input device or devices being arranged to control the display system to alter the display upon being manipulated. The display system can be programmed to display menus on the display. Variation of the menus and selection of items on the menus may be implemented by the input device(s).