Steering control for self-propelled vehicles
The present invention concerns a steering or piloting device for vehicles such as motorbikes, automobiles, etc., with a gripping zone (4) gripped by at least one hand of the driver. According to the present invention the gripping zone (4) is provided with an elastically deformable geometry variable under the influence of the pressure exerted by the hand of the driver. Inside the gripping zone a switch and/or a sensor (7) is located, which reacts to the variations in the form and/or in the volume of the gripping zone (4) and in this manner activates a command and/or control device for the function of the vehicle. Such command and/or control devices can be e.g. the signal horn, the headlights, the gear change system, etc. The inventive steering or piloting device can be installed on the handlebars of a motorcycle, on the steering wheel of an automobile, on the control column (joystick) of an aircraft, on the helm of a boat, etc.