Joystick steering system for a road vehicle that has joysticks retracted into safe position if accident occurs

摘要

The vehicle is steered using a pair of joysticks (3) with each one located on either side of the driver's seat (21). The lower end of each joystick is coupled to a linear actuator (41). When the airbag is triggered in an accident situation the actuators move to retract the joysticks.