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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki, JP;
Naoki Nihei, Miyazaki, JP;
Tomonori Kamimura, Miyazaki, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA HONDA LOCK, Miyazaki, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a motion determination device and a method capable of correctly determining a kicking motion by a user about to open or close a gate of a vehicle. The motion determination device includes sensors respectively mounted on positions spaced apart from each other and detecting approach of an object, and a determination device which determines that the predetermined kicking motion has been performed, when each detection value shows a predetermined pattern, a time until each of the detection values becomes less than a first threshold value after it becomes the first threshold value or more is within a predetermined time, and a ratio of a maximum value among detection values by a first sensor and a maximum value among the detection values by a second sensor different from the first sensor is within a predetermined range.