A control device for a heater that is installed in at least a portion of a member constituting a part of an outer surface of a vehicle and that melts snow of the member by generating heat through energization, the portion through which a radio wave of a radar installed in the vehicle is transmitted, includes: a dirt determination value calculation unit that calculates a dirt determination value for determining whether dirt adheres to an outer surface of the portion of the member based on a reception level of a radio wave received by the radar; and a heater control unit that executes heating control to energize the heater when an outside air temperature is in a predetermined low temperature range and the dirt determination value is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value.

A vehicle sensor device (1) includes an outer cover (12), a sensor unit (20) that transmits and receives an electromagnetic wave through the outer cover (12) and outputs a signal related to the electromagnetic wave incident on an inner side of the outer cover (12), a heater (30) that is provided in the outer cover (12) and heats a transmission region (AR) of the outer cover (12) through which the electromagnetic wave emitted from the sensor unit (20) passes, and a control unit (CO). The control unit (CO) outputs a detection signal of an object located outside the outer cover (12) based on the signal from the sensor unit (20) in at least a part of a period in which the heater (30) is OFF, and stops outputting of the detection signal in at least a part of a period in which the heater (30) is ON.

A film heater has a transparent conductive portion including: at least one non-conductive portion that has electrical insulation properties and extends in a direction intersecting a vibration direction of an electric field included in a radio wave transmitted from a radio wave transmitter-receiver; and a heat generator that generates heat by being energized and that transmits light. The film heater has: a first electrode connected to the heat generator; and a second electrode connected to the heat generator. The heat generator includes at least one conductive portion that is adjacent to the non-conductive portion and generates heat by a current flowing along a direction in which the non-conductive portion extends when the heat generator is energized by the first electrode and the second electrode.

A method for manufacturing a heatable plastic component for a motor vehicle, which includes: providing a planar heating film, which has a first surface and a second surface that faces away from and is opposite the first surface, including at least one heating wire and connecting elements; introducing the planar heating film into an injection mold; mounting a connector housing onto the connecting elements; and back-molding the first surface with a plastic for manufacturing a first partial element of the heatable plastic component in the injection mold. In order to provide an improved method for manufacturing a heatable plastic component, it is proposed that a back-molding of the second surface with a plastic for manufacturing a second partial element of the heatable plastic component in the injection mold takes place such that a composite is formed from the first partial element, the planar heating film and the second partial element.

A vehicle component is configured to be arranged in a path of an electromagnetic wave transmitted and received by a radar device. The vehicle component includes a dielectric layer including a dielectric, a metal layer made of metal, and a heater wire. The metal layer includes an electromagnetic wave passage portion through which the electromagnetic wave passes and an electromagnetic wave reflection portion that reflects the electromagnetic wave. The heater wire is located on the electromagnetic wave passage portion of the metal layer. The heater wire generates heat when energized.

A vehicle-mounted structure includes: an exterior member mounted on a vehicle; an electromagnetic wave transmission cover including a cover portion attached to the exterior member and exposed to an outside of the vehicle, and a housing integrated with the cover portion and arranged on a back surface side of the cover portion; and an electromagnetic wave device located on the back surface side of the cover portion and accommodated in the housing. The cover portion has a mounting region for mounting a functional member, a first joining region to be joined to the housing, and a second joining region to be joined to the exterior member. The first joining region and the second joining region are provided on an outer peripheral side of the mounting region avoiding the mounting region.

A vehicle decorative component includes a decorative main body and a heating wire. The vehicle decorative component includes a design surface on the front surface in the transmission direction of electromagnetic waves. The area from the design surface to a position behind and separated from the design surface in the transmission direction is constituted by a transparent member having a transparency to electromagnetic waves. The heating wire is disposed on the rear surface of the transparent member in the transmission direction. The heating wire includes a metal lead, which generates heat when energized, and a coating portion made of plastic. The coating portion coats the lead and constitutes the outer circumferential portion of the heating wire. At least the outer circumferential portion of the coating portion is constituted by a transparent coating portion, which is made of a transparent plastic.

A door handle assembly for integration into a vehicle door including a support element coupled to the vehicle door, a handle element arranged on the support element, and a radar apparatus arranged on the support element or on or in the handle element and configured to emit radar radiation and to receive reflected radar radiation.

A pseudo sheet structure is usable for a sensor configured to emit an electromagnetic wave in a band ranging from 20 GHz to 100 GHz. The pseudo sheet structure includes a plurality of conductive linear bodies arranged at an interval L satisfying a formula (1) below, 0.034×λ.sub.S≤L≤20 mm (1). In the formula (1), L is the interval between the plurality of conductive linear bodies, λ.sub.S is a wavelength of the electromagnetic wave emitted by the sensor, and a unit for each of L and λ.sub.S is mm.

A camera monitor system including a first mirror replacement assembly including a housing supporting a rear facing camera and a rear facing range sensor, a controller in communication with the mirror replacement assembly, the controller including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions for identifying at least one object in an image feed from the camera and determining an angular position of the object using image analysis, identifying a distance of the at least one object from the mirror replacement assembly using the range sensor; and fusing the distance and the angular position of the object into a single data set, and a display connected to the controller and configured to display a mirror replacement view including at least a portion of the image feed.