Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Chyuan Y Muh

Brian Karl Lickfelt

Kentaro Yoshimura

Tomonori Watanabe

Wesley Wonchul Kim

Tyler J Rupp

Spencer A Kennedy

Douglas R Reed

Emanuel Ulises Perez Zenteno

A sensor system and method for a dynamic change in a touch response time of a door hand touch sensor is provided. The sensor system receives a first communication associated with an actuation setting of the door via the in-vehicle communication bus. The actuation setting includes an option to trigger lock or unlock operations of the door based on a movement of a portable device towards or away from the vehicle. Thereafter, the sensor system controls the touch sensing unit to change a touch response time of the touch sensing unit from a first value to a second value. The change is performed based on the first communication.

Dynamic change in touch response time of door hand touch sensor

A system and method for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door that include determining if a portable device is located within at least one local area polling zone of a vehicle. The system and method also include determining if the portable device is stationary for a predetermined period of time within the at least one local area polling zone of the vehicle and determining if the portable device is located outside of at least one door area zone of the vehicle, wherein the at least one door area zone of the vehicle includes a space that is occupied by the at least one vehicle door. The system and method supplying an amount of power to a motor associated with the at least one vehicle door to open or close the at least one vehicle door.

System and method for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door

A system and method for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door that include determining if a portable device is located within at least one local area polling zone of a vehicle. The system and method also include determining if the portable device is stationary for a predetermined period of time within the at least one local area polling zone of the vehicle. The system and method further include supplying an amount of power to a motor associated with the at least one vehicle door to open or close the at least one vehicle door if it is determined that the portable device is stationary for the predetermined period of time.

A system and method for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door that include receiving at least one polling response signal that is sent by a portable device and analyzing the at least one polling response signal to determine a signal strength of the at least one polling response signal. The system and method additionally include determining if the portable device is located within at least one local area polling zone of the vehicle based on a comparison of the signal strength of the at least one polling response signal to at least one local area threshold value that is specifically associated with at least one transceiver of the vehicle that receives the at least one polling response signal with a highest signal strength and determining if the portable device is stationary for a predetermined period of time within the at least one local area polling zone of the vehicle.

A system and method for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door that include determining if a portable device is located outside of at least one door area zone and determining if the portable device is stationary for a predetermined period of time within at least one local area polling zone. The system and method also include supplying a first amount of power to a motor associated with the at least one vehicle door to initiate powered closure of the at least one vehicle door. The system and method further include determining if the portable device is being moved towards and is located at a predetermined distance of the at least one door area zone and supplying a second amount of power to the motor associated with the at least one vehicle door to stop powered closure of the at least one vehicle door.

A system and method for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door that include determining if a portable device is located within at least one local area polling zone of a vehicle. The system and method additionally include determining if the portable device is stationary for a first period of a predetermined period of time within the at least one local area polling zone of the vehicle and providing a notification of a remaining duration of the predetermined period of time to instruct an individual carrying the portable device to remain in a stationary position to allow the portable device to remain stationary for the remaining duration of the predetermined period of time. The system and method further include supplying an amount of power to open or close the at least one vehicle door if it is determined that the portable device remains stationary for the predetermined period of time.

A method and system for providing hands free operation of at least one vehicle door is provided that include determining if a portable device is located within at least one local area polling zone of a vehicle. The method and system also include determining if the portable device is stationary for a predetermined period of time within the at least one local area polling zone of the vehicle. The method and system further include supplying an amount of power to a motor associated with the at least one vehicle door to open or close the at least one vehicle door if it is determined that the portable device is stationary for the predetermined period of time.

A system and method for applying driver preference settings for a vehicle. A electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle determines whether a touch sensor disposed on a driver door handle of the vehicle is triggered. Upon determining that the touch sensor is triggered, the ECU transmits an exterior search signal from at least one antenna associated with the driver door. The ECU further determines whether a valid response signal was received from a fob in response to the transmitted exterior search signal, the valid response signal include an identification code unique to the fob (e.g., the driver). The ECU can assign a driver preference settings based on the identification code received in the valid response signal.

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