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 in conjunction with GPS information such as location and/or speed.

主权项

1. A system for detecting compliance by a user in maintaining a predetermined upper limb position, the system comprising:
an upper limb cuff configured to removably couple to an upper limb of the user; an opposing upper limb cuff configured to removably couple to an opposing upper limb of the user; a first compliance monitor coupled to the upper limb cuff; a second compliance monitor coupled to the opposing upper limb cuff, the first and second compliance monitors each having one or more sensors configured to detect a proximity between the first compliance monitor and the second compliance monitor, the detectable proximity when the upper limb of the user is in a first orientation and the opposing limb of the user is 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; and a geolocator configured to determine a speed of the user, the upper limb cuff including a male component of a latch mechanism and the opposing upper limb cuff including a female component of the latch mechanism, the male component configured to engage the female component when the speed of the user exceeds a predefined speed.