A handlebar assembly for steering a vehicle includes a handlebar, a grip positioned on the handlebar at a first end of the handlebar assembly, and a hand control assembly positioned adjacent the grip. The hand control assembly includes an optical sensor. The optical sensor has a housing with a light
A handlebar assembly for steering a vehicle includes a handlebar, a grip positioned on the handlebar at a first end of the handlebar assembly, and a hand control assembly positioned adjacent the grip. The hand control assembly includes an optical sensor. The optical sensor has a housing with a light transmissive section, a light source configured to emit light, and a light sensor configured to detect light. The light source and the light sensor are positioned at least partially within the housing. The optical sensor is operable to detect movement of a vehicle operator along the light transmissive section of the housing by detecting reflected light from the light source with the light sensor.
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1. A handlebar assembly for steering a vehicle, the handlebar assembly comprising: a handlebar;a grip positioned on the handlebar at a first end of the handlebar assembly; anda hand control assembly positioned adjacent the grip, the hand control assembly including an optical sensor having a housing
1. A handlebar assembly for steering a vehicle, the handlebar assembly comprising: a handlebar;a grip positioned on the handlebar at a first end of the handlebar assembly; anda hand control assembly positioned adjacent the grip, the hand control assembly including an optical sensor having a housing with a light transmissive section, a light source configured to emit light, and a light sensor configured to detect light,wherein the light source and the light sensor are positioned at least partially within the housing, andwherein the optical sensor is operable to detect movement of a vehicle operator along the light transmissive section of the housing by detecting reflected light from the light source with the light sensor. 2. The handlebar assembly according to claim 1, wherein the housing of the optical sensor includes a switch body that is movable, with respect to the handlebar, between a first position and a second position. 3. The handlebar assembly according to claim 2, wherein the switch body is a rocker switch that is configured to pivot about an axis between the first position, the second position, and a third position. 4. The handlebar assembly according to claim 1, wherein the light source includes a light-emitting diode that emits infrared light. 5. The handlebar assembly according to claim 1, wherein the light sensor includes one or both of an array of photodiodes and an image sensor. 6. The handlebar assembly according to claim 1, wherein the grip is a first grip and the hand control assembly is a first hand control assembly, wherein the handlebar assembly further comprises a second grip positioned on the handlebar at a second end of the handlebar assembly and a second hand control assembly positioned adjacent the second grip, wherein the second hand control assembly includes a second optical sensor having a second housing with a second light transmissive section, a second light source configured to emit light, and a second light sensor configured to detect light, wherein the second light source and the second light sensor are positioned at least partially within the second housing, and wherein the second optical sensor is operable to detect movement of the vehicle operator along the second light transmissive section by detecting reflected light from the second light source with the second light sensor. 7. The handlebar assembly according to claim 6, wherein the second housing includes a switch body that is movable, with respect to the handlebar, between a first position and a second position. 8. The handlebar assembly according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle includes a left turn indicator and a right turn indicator, wherein one or both of the optical sensor of the first hand control assembly and the second optical sensor of the second hand control assembly is configured to initiate a signal to activate one of the left turn indicator and the right turn indicator. 9. A motorcycle comprising: a steering assembly coupled to a front wheel of the motorcycle, the steering assembly including a handlebar assembly having a handlebar,a grip positioned on the handlebar at a first end of the handlebar assembly, anda hand control assembly positioned adjacent the grip, the hand control assembly including an optical sensor having a housing with a light transmissive section, a light source configured to emit light, and a light sensor configured to detect reflected light, wherein the light source and the light sensor are positioned at least partially within the housing such that the optical sensor is operable to detect movement of an operator and output a corresponding output signal; anda controller operable to track the output signal to determine an amount and direction of movement of the operator across the light transmissive section, such that the optical sensor provides an interface for controlling at least one user operable function of the motorcycle. 10. The motorcycle according to claim 9, wherein the housing includes a switch body that is movable, with respect to the handlebar, between a first operational position and a second operational position. 11. The motorcycle according to claim 10, wherein the switch body is a rocker switch that is configured to pivot about an axis between the first position, the second position, and a third position. 12. The motorcycle according to claim 9, wherein the grip is a first grip and the hand control assembly is a first hand control assembly, wherein the handlebar assembly further includes a second grip positioned on the handlebar at a second end of the handlebar assembly and a second hand control assembly positioned adjacent the second grip, wherein the second hand control assembly includes a second optical sensor having a second housing with a light transmissive section, a second light source configured to emit light, and a second light sensor configured to detect light, wherein the second light source and the second light sensor are positioned at least partially within the second housing such that the second optical sensor is operable to detect movement of the operator's hand and output a corresponding output signal, and wherein the controller is further operable to track the output signal of the second optical sensor to determine an amount and direction of movement of the operator along the second light transmissive section such that the second optical sensor provides an interface for controlling at least one additional user operable function of the motorcycle. 13. The motorcycle according to claim 12, wherein the second housing includes a switch body, wherein the switch body of the second optical sensor is movable, with respect to the handlebar, between a first operational position and a second operational position. 14. The motorcycle according to claim 12, wherein the optical sensors of the first and second hand control assemblies are integrated into respective turn signal switches of the motorcycle, such that a secondary motorcycle function is controllable by each turn signal switch via the corresponding optical sensor. 15. The motorcycle according to claim 9, wherein the motorcycle further comprises a communication module operable to communicate with a remote electronic device when the remote electronic device is paired with the motorcycle, and wherein one or both of the optical sensor of the first hand control assembly and the second optical sensor of the second hand control assembly is configured to prompt the controller to send a signal to the remote electronic device through the communication module. 16. A method for providing an interface between a motorcycle and a user of the motorcycle, the method comprising: providing a motorcycle handlebar assembly including a grip and a hand control assembly, wherein the hand control assembly includes an optical sensor having a housing with a light transmissive section, a light source configured to emit light, and a light sensor configured to detect reflected light and emit an output signal indicative of movement of an operator along the light transmissive section based on the reflected light detected;tracking, with a controller, the output signal of the optical sensor to determine an amount and direction of movement of the operator along the light transmissive section;emitting, from the controller to the at least one user operable motorcycle system, an output signal in response to the controller identifying that the movement of the operator exceeds a threshold amount of movement in a predetermined direction. 17. The method according to claim 16, the method further comprising activating one or both of the controller and the optical sensor from an inactive state in response to actuating the hand control assembly. 18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising navigating a menu of a display of the motorcycle in response to the output signal from the controller. 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the housing includes a switch body that is moveable, with respect to the handlebar, between a first position and a second position, wherein the method further comprises emitting, from the controller, a signal corresponding to actuating the switch body from the first position to the second position, and wherein the signal corresponding to actuating the switch body selects a selection of the menu. 20. The method according to claim 16, further comprising controlling a remote electronic device paired with the motorcycle in response to the output signal from the controller.
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