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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, Toulouse, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
A method for detecting the actuation of a handle () of a motor vehicle door (), the handle () including at least a locking electrode (), having a capacitance across its terminals, and an unlocking request detection device () generating an unlocking request signal, the method including continuously measuring a variation of the unlocking request signal and a variation of the capacitance (ΔC) of the locking electrode, determining an unlocking request, and then comparing the variation of the capacitance (ΔC) with a threshold (S2) during consecutive first and second predetermined periods (t1, t2), respectively, in order to detect whether the handle () has been actuated.