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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2022
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shotaro Odate, Wako, JP;
Kotaro Nakamura, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A contact detection device includes an electrostatic capacitance sensor provided on a steering wheel of a vehicle, and configured to detect contact of a human body with the steering wheel, an estimation unit configured to estimate whether the human body is in contact with the steering wheel, and a diagnosis unit configured to conduct a failure diagnosis related to the electrostatic capacitance sensor, based on a detection result of the electrostatic capacitance sensor in a case where the estimation unit estimates that the human body is in contact with the steering wheel and a detection result of the electrostatic capacitance sensor in a case where the estimation unit estimates that the human body is in no contact with the steering wheel.