Swipe gesture detection device and method for determining a swipe gesture performed on a moving surface element of a vehicle component
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsVitali Fribus, Nico Ruess
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Abstract
A swipe gesture detection device may determine a swipe gesture performed on a moving surface element of a vehicle component. The swipe gesture detection device includes a spring, which applies a pre-loading between the moving surface element and a housing element of the vehicle component. The swipe gesture detection device also includes a contactless measuring distance sensor having at least three sensor elements arranged in different positions for detecting a respective distance between the surface element and the housing element.
Claims12
A swipe gesture detection device for determining a swipe gesture performed on a moving surface element of a vehicle component, the swipe gesture detection device comprising:
- a spring, wherein the spring applies a pre-tension between the moving surface element and a housing element of the vehicle component;
- a distance sensor configured for measuring in a contactless manner, the distance sensor having at least three sensor elements arranged at different positions for registering a distance (d) between the surface element and the housing element at the positions of each of the sensor elements;
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- an evaluation unit configured to determine the swipe gesture performed on the surface element based on a parameter of the spring and the distances (d) registered by the sensor elements between the surface element and the housing element.
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