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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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.