Steer by wire system for use in road vehicle has retractor facility linked to air bag triggering for joysticks located on either side of seat

摘要

The steer by wire system for a car has joysticks (3) located on either side of the seat. An air bag system (51) for driver safety is coupled to a control unit (43). In the event that the air bag is triggered by an impact, the control unit is signaled and an actuator (41) is operated to retract the joysticks.