Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing Corp.

Huf North America Automotive Parts Mfg. Corp.

Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst Gmbh Co.kg

James Sanborn

John S Nantz

Yi Luo

Mirko Schindler

Lynn D Da Deppo

Khalid Kamal

Yipeng Tang

Robert J Campbell

Cristian Murarescu

Robert Campbell

Vehicular systems and related methods offer improved user control over activations of vehicular components. User intent to perform an action can be detected using one or more sensors. The user may be prompted by the vehicle to verify the intent by further user behavior. The intent may also be confirmed by requiring that a set of conditions be fulfilled before the action associated with the intent is performed. For example, a sensed gesture and specific position of a key fob may need to both be established before the vehicle performs the action associated with the intent.

Method of verifying user intent in activation of a device in a vehicle

A door handle arrangement for vehicles including an electrically insulating cover having an outer actuating surface for a user characterized by at least one metal actuating electrode disposed on the inner side of the cover that is on the side of the cover facing away from the actuating surface. The cover is elastically deformable by an actuation in the area of the actuating surface. The arrangement includes at least one sensor electrode that is disposed at a distance from the actuating element and opposite the inner side of the cover, wherein the sensor electrode lies opposite the actuating electrode at least in certain sections so that the distance between actuating electrode and sensor electrode is variable during deformation of the cover in the region of the actuating surface. The arrangement also includes a control and evaluation device which is coupled at least to the sensor electrode to detect a capacitance between sensor electrode and actuating electrode.

Door handle arrangement for vehicles

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Hudson, MI, United States of America

James Sanborn