Method and system for detecting an occupancy state of a vehicle seat
    2.
    发明公开
    Method and system for detecting an occupancy state of a vehicle seat 审中-公开
    Verfahren und System zur Erkennung der Belegung eines Fahrzeugsitzes

    公开(公告)号:EP2036764A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-18

    申请号:EP07116247.3

    申请日:2007-09-12

    IPC分类号: B60N2/00 B60R21/015

    CPC分类号: B60N2/002

    摘要: In an occupant detection system, which comprises an electrode arrangement for being placed into the seat of an automotive vehicle, the electrode arrangement including an antenna electrode for emitting an electric field into a detection region above the vehicle seat, and an evaluation circuit operatively connected to the antenna electrode, the evaluation circuit is configured and arranged so as to measure a capacitance influenceable by an occupying item in the detection region through interaction of the occupying item with the electric field. The evaluation circuit is further configured and arranged so as to determine fluctuations of the measured capacitance; analyse a frequency spectrum of the fluctuations; and derive an occupancy state of the vehicle seat based on both the measured capacitance and the frequency spectrum.

    摘要翻译: 在包括用于放置在机动车辆的座椅中的电极装置的乘员检测系统中,所述电极装置包括用于将电场发射到车辆座椅上方的检测区域中的天线电极,以及可操作地连接到 天线电极,评估电路被配置和布置成通过占用项目与电场的相互作用来测量由检测区域中的占用项目影响的电容。 评估电路被进一步配置和布置以便确定所测量的电容的波动; 分析波动的频谱; 并且基于测量的电容和频谱两者导出车辆座椅的占用状态。

    Method and system for acquiring a 3-D image of a scene
    3.
    发明公开
    Method and system for acquiring a 3-D image of a scene 审中-公开
    Verfahren und System zur Erfassung eines 3D-Bildes einer Szene

    公开(公告)号:EP1903299A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-26

    申请号:EP06120996.1

    申请日:2006-09-20

    IPC分类号: G01B11/24 G01S17/36 G01S17/89

    CPC分类号: G01B11/24 G01S17/36 G01S17/89

    摘要: For acquiring a 3-D image of a scene, the scene is illuminated with modulated light emitted by an illumination unit and imaged onto an array of lock-in pixel sensor cells, which detect the previously emitted light after it has been scattered or reflected by an object or a living being in the scene. One determines the modulation phase of the light detected at the lock-in pixel sensor cells and provides a reference modulation phase that stands in a known relationship with the modulation phase of the light at the time of the emission. Based upon the reference modulation phase and the modulation phase of the light detected at the lock-in pixel sensor cells one then calculates depth information on the scene. The modulated light is emitted by a plurality of individual light emitting devices of the illumination unit, each of the light emitting devices emitting a part of the modulated light, and the reference modulation phase is provided as an average of the modulation phases of the parts of modulated light emitted by the light emitting devices.

    摘要翻译: 为了获取场景的3-D图像,用照明单元发射的调制光照亮场景,并将其成像到锁定像素传感器单元的阵列上,该阵列检测先前发射的光在散射或反射之后被发射的光 一个物体或生活在现场。 一个确定在锁定像素传感器单元处检测到的光的调制相位,并且提供与发射时的光的调制相位成已知关系的参考调制相位。 基于在锁定像素传感器单元处检测到的光的参考调制相位和调制相位,则计算场景上的深度信息。 调制光由照明单元的多个单独的发光装置发射,每个发光装置发射调制光的一部分,并且参考调制相位被提供为部分调制相位的平均值 由发光器件发射的调制光。

    Seat belt warning system for a vehicle
    4.
    发明公开
    Seat belt warning system for a vehicle 审中-公开
    Gurtwarnsystemfürein Fahrzeug

    公开(公告)号:EP1669249A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-14

    申请号:EP04106366.0

    申请日:2004-12-07

    IPC分类号: B60R21/01

    摘要: A seat belt warning system comprises a sensing system associated to a vehicle seat for sensing a seat belt related status with respect to the vehicle seat. A control unit communicates with the sensing system in order to generate a warning signal depending on the seat belt related status determined by the sensing system. The sensing system further comprises a resonant circuit and a modulation circuit, which is associated to the resonant circuit. The control unit comprises an electromagnetic induction transmitting circuit and an electromagnetic induction receiving circuit. The modulation circuit is capable of modifying an influence of the resonant circuit on electromagnetic coupling between the transmitting circuit and the receiving circuit in a specific way according to the seat belt related status, which enables the receiving circuit to deliver a signal depending on the seat belt related status to the control unit.

    摘要翻译: 安全带警告系统包括与车辆座椅相关联的感测系统,用于感测相对于车辆座椅的座椅安全带相关状态。 控制单元与感测系统通信,以便根据由感测系统确定的安全带相关状态产生警告信号。 感测系统还包括与谐振电路相关联的谐振电路和调制电路。 控制单元包括电磁感应发射电路和电磁感应接收电路。 调制电路能够根据安全带相关状态以特定方式修改谐振电路对发射电路和接收电路之间的电磁耦合的影响,这使得接收电路能够根据安全带传送信号 与控制单元的相关状态。

    Differential capacitive rain sensor
    6.
    发明公开
    Differential capacitive rain sensor 审中-公开
    Kapazitiver差异感受器

    公开(公告)号:EP1686026A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-02

    申请号:EP05100637.7

    申请日:2005-01-31

    IPC分类号: B60S1/08 G01N27/22

    摘要: A differential capacitive rain sensor comprising a differential sensing capacitor having at least a first drive electrode, a second drive electrode and a sense electrode. A driving circuit is coupled to the first and the second drive electrodes for driving the first drive electrode with a first drive signal and the second drive electrode with a second drive signal, the second drive signal being substantially opposite in phase to the first drive signal. The sensor comprises a detection circuit having an input coupled to the sense electrode for detecting a change in a sense signal of the sense electrode. The detection circuit further comprises a controller using an error signal derived from the sense signal to control the amplitude of the first and/or the second drive signal so as to reduce the amplitude of the sense signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种差分电容雨传感器,包括具有至少第一驱动电极,第二驱动电极和感测电极的差分感测电容器。 驱动电路与第一驱动电极和第二驱动电极耦合,用于以第一驱动信号驱动第一驱动电极,第二驱动电极与第二驱动信号相连,第二驱动信号与第一驱动信号基本相反。 传感器包括检测电路,其具有耦合到感测电极的输入端,用于检测感测电极的感测信号的变化。 检测电路还包括使用从感测信号导出的误差信号来控制第一和/或第二驱动信号的幅度的控制器,以便减小感测信号的幅度。

    Capacitive sensing system using heating element as antenna electrode
    7.
    发明公开
    Capacitive sensing system using heating element as antenna electrode 有权
    卡普塔奇Erfassungssystem,welting ein Heizungselement als Antennenelektrode verwendet

    公开(公告)号:EP2572942A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-27

    申请号:EP12183625.8

    申请日:2012-09-10

    IPC分类号: B60R21/015 B60N2/56 B62D1/06

    摘要: A capacitive sensing system for being connected to a heating element (12) comprises a capacitive detector (24) connectable to the heating element and a common mode choke (28) for essentially preventing alternating current from flowing from the heating element to the heating current supply (22). The capacitive detector is configured for driving an alternating current into the heating element and for producing an output indicative of capacitance based upon the alternating current. The choke has a first (30) and a second (32) winding for connecting the heating element with the heating current supply. The choke comprises a third winding (34) connected in parallel of the first and/or second winding. The capacitive detector is configured for measuring a portion of the alternating current flowing across the third winding and for taking into account the measured portion of alternating current when producing the output.

    摘要翻译: 用于连接到加热元件(12)的电容感测系统包括可连接到加热元件的电容式检测器(24)和用于基本上防止交流电流从加热元件流到加热电流源的共模扼流器(28) (22)。 电容检测器被配置为用于将交流电驱动到加热元件中,并且用于基于交流电产生指示电容的输出。 扼流器具有用于将加热元件与加热电流源连接的第一(30)和第二(32)绕组。 扼流器包括与第一和/或第二绕组并联连接的第三绕组(34)。 电容检测器被配置为测量流过第三绕组的交流电流的一部分,并且在产生输出时考虑测量的交流电流部分。

    Capacitive sensing system using a heating element as antenna electrode
    8.
    发明公开
    Capacitive sensing system using a heating element as antenna electrode 有权
    Kapazitives Erfassungssystem,welting ein Heizelement als Antennenelektrode verwendet

    公开(公告)号:EP2572929A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-27

    申请号:EP12183626.6

    申请日:2012-09-10

    IPC分类号: B60N2/56 B60R21/015 B62D1/06

    摘要: A capacitive sensing system (24) for being connected to a heating element (12) producing heat upon electrical current being caused to flow there across comprises a capacitive detector connectable to the heating element and a common mode choke (28) for connecting the heating element with a heating current supply (22). The capacitive detector is configured for driving an alternating current into the heating element and for producing an output depending on the capacitive load, which the alternating current is subject to. Depending on the object to be sensed, the capacitive load is variable in a range between a minimum value and a maximum value. The common mode choke represents an inductive load in parallel of the capacitive load. The capacitive load and the inductive load contribute together to a complex impedance. The inductive load dominates the capacitive load. A compensation capacitor is arranged in parallel of the choke. The compensation capacitor represents an additional capacitive load also contributing to the complex impedance. The compensation capacitor is dimensioned such that the sum of the additional capacitive load and the maximum value amounts to at least 50 % of the inductive load.

    摘要翻译: 用于连接到加热元件(12)的电容感测系统(24),其在流过电流时产生热量,包括可连接到加热元件的电容检测器和用于连接加热元件的共模扼流圈(28) 具有加热电流源(22)。 电容检测器被配置用于驱动交流电流到加热元件中,并且用于产生取决于交变电流所承受的电容性负载的输出。 根据要感测的物体,容性负载可以在最小值和最大值之间的范围内变化。 共模扼流圈表示电容负载并联的感性负载。 电容性负载和感性负载共同作用于复阻抗。 电感负载主导电容负载。 补偿电容器与扼流圈平行设置。 补偿电容器表示额外的容性负载,也有助于复阻抗。 补偿电容器的尺寸使得附加电容性负载和最大值之和等于电感负载的至少50%。

    Method and device for 3D imaging
    9.
    发明公开
    Method and device for 3D imaging 审中-公开
    Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur 3D-Abbildung

    公开(公告)号:EP1762862A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-14

    申请号:EP05108303.8

    申请日:2005-09-09

    IPC分类号: G01S17/89 G01S17/36

    CPC分类号: G01S17/36 G01S17/89

    摘要: A method for 3D imaging of an actively illuminated target region comprises emitting intensity-modulated light at a variable modulation frequency into the target region. The emitted light is scattered/reflected in the target region depending on the optical properties of the objects or beings present therein. A scattered and/or reflected fraction of the light is detected during an integration time interval by phase-sensitive integration in each pixel of an imaging sensor. The modulation phase between the emitted and the detected light is determined and spatially resolved. Distance information is calculated based on the spatially resolved modulation phase and an average frequency of the modulation frequency.

    摘要翻译: 用于主动照射的目标区域的3D成像的方法包括以可变调制频率将强度调制的光发射到目标区域中。 发射的光根据存在于其中的物体或物体的光学性质而在目标区域中散射/反射。 在积分时间间隔内通过成像传感器的每个像素中的相敏积分来检测光的散射和/或反射分数。 确定发射光和检测光之间的调制相位并进行空间解析。 基于空间分辨的调制相位和调制频率的平均频率来计算距离信息。

    Mixer for the conversion of radio frequency signals into baseband signals
    10.
    发明公开
    Mixer for the conversion of radio frequency signals into baseband signals 审中-公开
    Mischer zur Konversion von Radiofrequenz-Signalen in Basisband-Signale

    公开(公告)号:EP1515430A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-16

    申请号:EP03103387.1

    申请日:2003-09-15

    发明人: Lamesch, Laurent

    IPC分类号: H03D7/16 H03D1/22

    CPC分类号: H03D7/12 H03D3/007

    摘要: The invention relates to a mixer for converting a radio frequency input signal (1) to a baseband output signal (2, 3) comprising

    a number N of input switching means (21, 22, 23, ..., 29) for sampling the radio frequency input signal (1),
    a number N of integrator means (31, 32, 33, ..., 39) for integrating the output signals of the input switching means (21, 22, 23, ..., 29),
    a switch controller (10) for controlling the input switching means (21, 22, 23, ..., 29), and
    at least one summing means (41, 42, 43, ..., 49, 51, 52, 53, ..., 59, 60, 70) for calculating a weighted sum (2, 3) of the integrator means output signals.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于将射频输入信号(1)转换成包括N个输入切换装置(21,22,23,...,29)的基带输出信号(2,3)的混频器,用于对 射频输入信号(1),用于对输入切换装置(21,22,23,...,29)的输出信号进行积分的积分器装置(31,32,33,...,39)的数量N, ,用于控制输入切换装置(21,22,23,...,29)的开关控制器(10),以及至少一个求和装置(41,42,43,...,49,51,52,52, 用于计算积分器的加权和(2,3)的装置输出信号的装置(53,...,59,60,70)。