CUFFS FOR RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE OPERATION

摘要

Operation of a generally requires that the operator have sufficient range of motion in the upper limbs to 1) steer the vehicle and/or 2) to operate the vehicle's ancillary controls. The presently disclosed technology provides for limiting upper limb movement by requiring a user's upper limbs to be oriented in a way as to limit or prevent the user from being able to operate the vehicle. Cuffs may be secured to a variety of locations on a user's upper limbs. In a predetermined upper limb position, the cuffs are oriented in a specific location and orientation on the user's upper limbs and in a specific proximity and orientation with respect to one another. The user is compliant by maintaining the cuffs in the predetermined upper limb position. To ensure compliance, the cuffs are equipped with a compliance monitor that monitors the cuffs contact, proximity, and/or orientation with one another.

主权项

1. A system for detecting a compliance by a user in maintaining an upper limb and an opposing upper limb in a predetermined upper limb position, the system comprising:
a first compliance monitor having at least one sensor; and a second compliance monitor having at least one sensor, the at least one sensor of the first compliance monitor and the at least one sensor of the second compliance monitor configured to detect the compliance by the user in maintaining the predetermined upper limb position, the compliance detected when the upper limb of the user is positioned in a first orientation and the opposing upper limb of the user is positioned in a second orientation, the first orientation and the second orientation collectively positioning the upper limb and the opposing upper limb in the predetermined upper limb position.