Eliminating or minimizing interference between hands on detection sensor and heater in steering wheels

A heater/sensor assembly to perform heating of a surface and proximity sensing, comprising:

• a sensor assembly comprising:
• a first sheet of an electrically non-conducting material;
• a first wire attached to a first side of the first sheet;
• and
• a second wire arranged parallel to the first wire and attached to a second side of the first sheet that is opposite the first side;
• and
• a heater assembly arranged adjacent to the sensor assembly, the heater assembly comprising:
• a second sheet of the electrically non-conducting material arranged parallel to the first sheet;
• a third wire attached to a first side of the second sheet facing the second side of the first sheet;
• and
• a fourth wire arranged parallel to the third wire and attached to a second side of the second sheet that is opposite the first side of the second sheet,
• wherein the third and fourth wires are arranged at an angle relative to the first and second wires.