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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Max Abildgaard, Braunschweig, DE;
Robin Lantzsch, Berlin, DE;
Mario Muellhaeuser, Braunschweig, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft—und Raumfahrt E.V., Cologne, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/36 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); B60K 26/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0057 (2013.01); B60K 2026/029 (2013.01); B60K 2026/046 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method provides detecting a contact state between at least one driver/operator of a vehicle and a control input device designed to control the vehicle, where a frequency spectrum is calculated from sensors detected movement signals based on which the contact state between the control input device and the driver/operator is determined.