MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511114123 A) filed by Pranveer Singh Institute Of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Nov. 20, 2025, for 'driver alert system integrated into a steering wheel.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Piyush Bhushan Singh; Dr. Vatsya Tiwari; Mr. Ashish Tripathi; Dr. Esha Tripathi; Mr. Himanshu Kumar Diwedi; Dhruv Tripathi; Gagandeep Singh; Kahama Mishra; Ms. Shubhangi Sankhyadhar; and Dr. Sandhya Satyarthi.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A driver alert system integrated into a vehicle steering wheel is disclosed. The system uses two copper-wire electrodes in the steering wheel to detect touch (body contact) and two force-sensitive resistors (FSRs) to sense grip pressure. An on-board Arduino microcontroller reads these sensors along with a potentiometer that sets sensitivity. The controller automatically calibrates sensor baselines on startup and applies exponential moving average filtering to smooth the readings. If the processed touch or pressure signals fall below the adjustable threshold (indicating the driver's hands are not on the wheel), the microcontroller activates a buzzer (on digital pin 7) to issue an audible alert. This arrangement provides a cost-effective, real-time method for ensuring the driver maintains contact with the steering wheel, thereby enhancing safety."
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