Capacitive vehicle entry control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9953476
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15204036

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An illustrative example method of operating a capacitive vehicle entry control device includes: determining a plurality of capacitance values of the vehicle entry control device during a measurement period; determining an average capacitance of the plurality of capacitance values; determining whether the determined average capacitance exceeds an average threshold; determining a range of the plurality of capacitance values; determining whether the determined range exceeds a range threshold; and initiating a vehicle entry process when the determined average capacitance exceeds the average threshold or when the determined range exceeds the range threshold.

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APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG8200 SCHAFFHAUSEN

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Hawes, Kevin J Greentown, US 37 840
Murphy, Morgan D Kokomo, US 65 1159
Stark, Kris R Carmel, US 11 101

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