Touch sensor apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. A disclosed touch sensor assembly for a vehicle gate includes a sensor configured to operatively couple to the vehicle gate. The touch sensor assembly also includes a cover having a tubular body that extends over the sensor and ribs interposed between the tubular body and the sensor. At least one of the ribs is configured to transfer a load from the tubular body to the sensor to change a state of the sensor.

An air conditioning device for a vehicle and a method of controlling the same are provided. The air conditioning device includes a touch input unit which is configured to be touched, rotated by 360 degrees, and dragged by a user. A touch sensor unit includes three channel regions formed by trisecting a rotational region of 360 degrees and is configured to detect capacitance in accordance with touch areas of a first channel, a second channel, and a third channel at predetermined positions in the three channel regions. Three channel signal output units output signals from the respective channels in accordance with the recognized capacitance.

An in-vehicle control apparatus which executes various functions of a vehicle and a method for controlling the same are provided. The in-vehicle operating apparatus includes an operating unit assembly and a drive unit that is configured to rotate the operating unit assembly about one axis. The operating unit assembly includes a body, a first operating unit disposed at a first side of the body and configured to receive a first command to execute at least a first function, and a second operating unit disposed at a second side of the body opposite to the first side of the body and configured to receive a second command to execute at least a second function.

The present disclosure relates to an automotive transmission, and more particularly, to an automotive transmission capable of reducing a space required for a gear shift operation and preventing an erroneous operation. The automotive transmission includes a shift operation unit including a plurality of touch operation units, a shift operation detector configured to detect a touch operation on one of the plurality of touch operation units, and a controller configured to determine a shift stage based on the detected touch operation. The plurality of touch operation units include a first touch operation unit configured to enable selection of one of a plurality of shift stages in one of a plurality of operation modes, and a second touch operation unit configured to operate in one of the plurality of operation modes based on an operation state of the first touch operation unit.

A touch-sensitive control device for a motor vehicle, with a control surface; a detection unit which is configured to detect a space-resolved deflection of the control surface; a control unit which is configured to distinguish a characteristic of a deflection of the control surface due to a force exerted on the control surface purely with at least one finger from a characteristic of a deflection of the control surface due to an acceleration acting on the entire control surface. On the basis of this, the force exerted on the control surface purely with the finger, as well as to trigger a function as a function of the determined force exerted purely with the finger is determined.

A control system at a vehicle for managing of a safety feature of the vehicle by a vehicle occupant, the control system includes an input interface configured to receive input by the vehicle occupant in order to control a safety feature of a vehicle, a safety switch configured to be activated via input by the vehicle occupant for controlling operation of the input interface, a processing circuitry operatively connected to the safety switch and the input interface, the processing circuitry is configured to detect activation of the safety switch via input by the vehicle occupant, enable operation of the input interface, detect input by the vehicle occupant via the input interface, and control operation of the safety feature of the vehicle.

An interactive user interface for a steering wheel is provided. A user interface is provided on one or more portions of the steering wheel. The user interface recognizes gesture movements made by a user thereon. The user interface allows navigation of a set of controls associated with a menu provided through the user interface based on the recognized gesture movements.

Touch events can be detected using an ultrasound input device coupled to a surface, such as a surface of a piece of furniture or electronic device. The ultrasound input device can generate ultrasonic waves in the surface, the reflections of which can be measured by the ultrasound input device. When a touch is made to the surface (e.g., opposite the ultrasound input device), the physical contact can absorb some of the energy of the outgoing ultrasonic waves (e.g., the originally transmitted wave and any subsequent outgoing reflections). Energy measurements associated with the measured reflections can thus be used to identify touch events. Various techniques can be used to make the energy measurements and reduce identification of false touch events.

A method and a device for operating a multi-channel device wherein common control of an adjustment parameter is carried out in different zones in a synchronization mode. In another operating mode, the zones are controlled separately according to the individually adjusted adjustment parameters. There are at least a first parameter adjuster and a second parameter adjuster for setting the parameters for the at least two zones. The individual operating mode, on further actuating the second parameter adjuster so the selected parameter is brought into agreement with the parameter value selected by the first parameter adjuster, the second operating mode is exited and the at least two different zones are again controlled in common in the first operating mode.

Provided is a fixing apparatus which enables, when a large display is used in front of a console, easy and smooth detachment of the display itself, including touch sensor groups which respectively detect a contact with or a close approach to a display unit which is supported by a casing and which includes a display surface, from the display surface F side, and detect a contact with or a close approach to the display unit from the back surface side; and a control unit which enables detachment of the display unit from a joining arm which couples the casing and the display unit, in the case where the display unit is fixed to the joining arm, and when the contact with or the close approach from the display surface side is detected and the contact with or the close approach from the back surface side is detected.