DETECTION OF VITAL PARAMETERS BY MEANS OF AN OPTICAL SENSOR ON THE STEERING WHEEL

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus for detecting one or more biometric parameters of a person in a vehicle equipped with a steering wheel 1. The detection device comprises finger sensor units 2, 3 with an optical sensor device 8, which finger sensors units 2, 3 are provided with a steering wheel spoke 4 and a steering wheel at the steering wheel 1. It is arranged in the transition area between the bodies 5. In one preferred embodiment, the sensor surface area is formed by the actuation surface of the push button switch. This push button switch can in particular be a paddle shift for the shifting gear. The sensor surface area may have an electrically conductive surface for creating an electrocardiogram (ECG).