Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

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Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha

Seika Matsui

Mizuho Morimitsu

Junya Nakamura

Toshiro Maeda

Satoru Onozawa

Yasuaki Hiraki

Tatsumi Tashiro

Yoshihiro Nakamura

Takeshi Katsuda

Shinji Suganuma

Junkoh Shima

Yuji Nishi

Shoji Okada

Tomonori Suzuki

Hideharu Kato

Kosuke Tsukao

Tsutomu Tanoi

Takeshi Yamamoto

Satoru Ishizaki

Yoshinori Iwase

Koji Ishihara

An operation input determination device includes an operation input detector, a movement detector, and a sensor output correction unit. The operation input detector detects an operation input to an operation input unit, which is arranged on a vehicle surface, based on a sensor output of a capacitance sensor that changes when a detection subject moves toward and away from the operation input unit. The movement detector detects movement of a vehicle. The sensor output correction unit executes calibration on the capacitance sensor when movement of the vehicle is detected.

Operation input detection device, and calibration device for capacitance sensor

An operation input detection device includes an operation input detection unit, a change amount accumulation unit, a section variation amount calculating unit, and a noise determination unit. The operation input detection unit detects an operation input on an operation input unit based on a sensor output of a capacitance sensor. The change amount accumulation unit accumulates a change amount of the sensor output in a determination section. The change amount of the sensor output is a difference of a detection value of the sensor output detected as each sampling timing from a previous value of the sensor output. The section variation amount calculating unit calculates a section variation amount of the sensor output.

Operation input detection device

One embodiment of the present invention provides an opening/closing detection device, including: a plurality of sensors configured to be arranged along a predetermined portion of a mark attached to a vehicle; and a control unit configured to output an action trigger signal for instructing an opening action of an opening/closing body of the vehicle when detection signals representing a trace order of the predetermined portion are input from the plurality of sensors that detect an order of a motion of tracing the predetermined portion of the mark by a user of the vehicle.

Opening/closing detection device for vehicle opening/closing member

A detection sensor includes: a detection electrode that is disposed in at least one of a vehicle door and a periphery of the vehicle door and used for detecting operation of the vehicle door; an area electrode that is disposed in the vehicle door; and a control device that detects an electrostatic capacitance change of the detection electrode and an electrostatic capacitance change of the area electrode, in which the control device performs at least one of determining of detection of an object in a periphery of the detection electrode using the detection electrode, and determining of detection of an object in a periphery of the area electrode using the area electrode depending on an open or closed state of the vehicle door.

Detection sensor

An operation input detection device includes an operation input section, a capacitive sensor, an operation input detecting section, and a sensor calibration section, which executes calibration of the capacitive sensor. The sensor calibration section includes an irregular calibration section. The irregular calibration section executes the calibration if the sensor output that has changed in the same direction as when the object to be detected approaches the operation input section exceeds a first threshold value, and the sensor output subsequently changes in the opposite direction and exceeds a second threshold value set in the opposite direction within a predetermined time.

A control device includes: an input unit to which a first signal is input from a detection unit detecting an operation for an opening-closing body; and a control unit generates a second signal for operating the opening-closing body, based on the first signal, wherein the control unit can be switched between a first power consumption mode and a second power consumption mode in which less power is consumed, and the control unit can be switched between a first state where the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode, based on a first condition, and a second state where the second power consumption mode is switched to the first power consumption mode, based on a second condition on which the second power consumption mode is less likely to be switched to the first power consumption mode.

Control device

An operating mechanism for an open/close object comprising a driving device for driving and opening the open/close object, a position detecting device for detecting an open position of the open/close object (), and a fully open position storage device for storing a fully open position of the open/close object, wherein, when the driving device drives and opens the open/close object, the driving device is stopped in a fully open recognition position stored in the fully open position storage device or a position a fixed amount short of the fully open recognition position. When a current position of the open/close object after completion of the opening drive by the driving device is different from the fully open recognition position (#), the fully open position storage device sets a new fully open recognition position (#).

Operating mechanism for an open/close object

An in-vehicle system control device, which controls an in-vehicle system mounted in a vehicle includes an electric load electrically connected to a battery for activating the in-vehicle system, and a judging means electrically connected to the electric load wherein the judging means detects activating voltage of a battery for activating the in-vehicle system by applying a voltage from the battery to the electric load connected to the battery before activating the in-vehicle system, and judges whether or not the battery is in deteriorated condition by comparing a predetermined judging condition.

In-vehicle system control device

A vehicle door driving system includes a driving power source for generating a driving force, a clutch mechanism adjusted to be engaged and disengaged, and controlling means for controlling the clutch mechanism to be engaged and disengaged, the controlling means controlling the driving power source to generate the driving force. The controlling means judges whether the vehicle is at a vehicle driving recognition state, and the controlling means controls the clutch mechanism to be engaged when the controlling means identifies the vehicle driving recognition state.

Vehicle door driving system

An opening and closing device for an opening and closing member of a vehicle includes a driving motor, a feedback control unit for controlling an output duty to the driving motor so that a preset target speed of the driving motor can be achieved, a high-pass filter for filtering a frequency of an actual speed of the driving motor, and a pinching determination unit for determining a pinching of an object based on an output from the high-pass filter.

Opening and closing control device for opening and closing member of vehicle

An opening and closing control device of opening and closing member for a vehicle includes a motor for actuating the opening and closing member, and a control unit for driving the motor so as to become a predetermined target speed and for driving the motor in reverse direction as a detection of entrapped obstacles when the actual speed of the motor reaches to an entrapment judgment speed which is set lower than the target speed. The control unit sets a threshold speed which is higher than the target speed and outputs an output duty to the motor for achieving the target speed by feedback control. The control unit switches the output duty after the actual speed of the motor becomes higher than the threshold speed to an output by feedforward control based on the target speed.

Opening and closing control device of opening and closing member for a vehicle

A position detection device enables an accurate detection of a position of a moving object. Two cam surfaces are formed on an outer peripheral surface of a rotary body ( ) and micros-witches ( ) are brought into contact with respective cam surfaces and a logic (L, H) can be established based on signals from two switches.

Position detection device

A vehicle door apparatus includes a drive mechanism and a closure mechanism including a striker and a latch. The striker is positioned within a region where the striker is engageable with the latch when the drive mechanism drives the door in a closing direction. The latch is driven to engage with the striker and shifted to a final locked position by the closure mechanism. The vehicle door apparatus also includes a control mechanism for controlling operations of the drive mechanism and the closure mechanism, a detection mechanism for detecting the striker to be positioned within the region where the striker is engageable with the latch, and a drive force decreasing mechanism provided in the control mechanism for decreasing an output of the drive mechanism after the detecting mechanism detects that the strikes is positioned within the region where the striker is engageable with the latch.

Vehicle door apparatus

A control apparatus for opening and closing a convertible top of a vehicle includes first detecting device for outputting a first signal representing that a movable roof is closed, a second detecting device for outputting a second signal representing that a locking mechanism is in a locked condition, a third detecting device for outputting a third signal representing that a driving mechanism is turned to an excessive load condition, and a controller for controlling the driving mechanism according to the first signal, the second signal and the third signal. The controller includes a processing device for executing an error step when the third signal is inputted to the controller and the second signal is not inputted to the controller while the first signal is inputted to the controller.

Control apparatus for opening and closing a convertible top of a vehicle

In an open roof operating method, when a pulse of a value equal to or greater than a set value is inputted to an ECU when the outputting of motors is stopped, simultaneous operations of respective components are stopped. By adding a sequential non-interference operation flow to a simultaneous operation flow, the interference among respective components under specific conditions can be obviated.

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Seika Matsui