A control device relates to a vehicle having an automatically opening and/or automatically closing lid with at least one control switch in the vicinity of the lid and with a programmable electronic control unit. The control switch may be operated arbitrarily contactlessly in the form of a proximity sensor and when operated generates an operation request signal which is an input signal to the control unit. The control unit is configured in such a manner that defined environmental conditions may be evaluated for the detection of a risk of salinity and humidity and that, given the presence of a risk of salt and water, an appropriate adaptation may be made to the evaluation of the operation request signal. Preferably, at least one outside temperature below a predefined threshold and information indicating the presence of moisture are defined as the environmental conditions to be evaluated for detecting the risk of salt and water.

A power on/off circuit includes: a sensor for generating a corresponding first control signal based on a user operation; a first switch element, a first end of the first switch element being connected to a voltage input end, a second end of the first switch element being connected to a voltage output end, the voltage input end being connected to a power supply voltage; and a capacitor connected between a third end of the first switch element and the sensor, the capacitor controlling an on-off of the first switch element based on the first control signal.

An electronic device for gesture-based lighting control is described. The electronic device includes a touch sensor that detects a gesture input. The electronic device also includes a lighting operation determination module that determines a lighting operation based on the gesture input. The electronic device further includes a lighting operation execution module that executes the lighting operation.

A touch sensing device includes: a substrate; a first sensor disposed on the substrate; a second sensor disposed on the substrate; and a sensing circuit electrically connected to the first sensor and the second sensor. The sensing circuit is configured to compare signals sensed by the first sensor and the second sensor in accordance with an applied touch input and determine whether the applied touch input is normal.

A vehicular operation detecting apparatus includes: sensors provided side by side in a vehicle, and individually outputting detection signals that change when a detection target comes into contact with or approaches the sensors; a computing unit computing a ratio value which is a value of a ratio of a first detection signal to a second detection signal, which are detection signals of a first sensor and a second sensor that are one and another one of the sensors, respectively; an operational direction detection unit detecting a direction of movement of the detection target from the first sensor toward the second sensor if the computed ratio value decreases, and detecting the direction of movement from the second sensor toward the first sensor if the computed ratio value increases; and a drive control unit controlling the driving of an opening and closing body in accordance with the detected direction of movement.

An aerosol generating device includes a battery, a capacitive sensor, a controller, a first conductive element, a second conductive element, and a heater, wherein the controller is configured to control power supplied from the battery to the heater based on an order of a first time point at which the capacitive sensor senses contact of a user through the first conductive element and a second time point at which the capacitive sensor senses contact of the user through the second conductive element.

A switching device for actuating drive elements includes first switching elements situated on a housing surface to be actuatable by fingers of a person and a second switching element situated on a housing surface to be actuatable by a palm, a palm heel, or a thumb of the person. The first and second switching elements are formed by touch surface sensors without switching contacts. In one variation, actuation of one of the first switching elements causes actuation of a corresponding one of the drive elements only when the second switching element is actuated during the actuation of the one of the first switching elements. In another variation, simultaneous actuation of one of the first switching elements and the second switching element causes a drive element corresponding to the one of the first switching elements to be actuated according to a function corresponding to the second switching element.

Apparatuses and methods for preventing accidental-shutdown in a robot-assisted surgical device are disclosed. An exemplary control apparatus includes an on/off key configured to trigger a start action or a shutdown action, an on/off control module configured to detect the shutdown action of the on/off key and obtain a shutdown intention through man-machine interaction, and an on/off hardware circuit configured to detect the start action and send a signal to a power supply. The on/off hardware circuit is configured to detect the shutdown action of the on/off key and a shutdown control signal sent by the on/off control module and send a signal to cut off the power supply. The control apparatus can reduce the probability of accidental shutdown caused by system software and hardware failure or man-made mis-operation and improve the operating reliability of the robot-assisted surgical device without significantly increasing cost.

Apparatuses and methods for preventing accidental-shutdown in a robot-assisted surgical device are disclosed. An exemplary control apparatus includes an on/off key configured to trigger a start action or a shutdown action, an on/off control module configured to detect the shutdown action of the on/off key and obtain a shutdown intention through man-machine interaction, and an on/off hardware circuit configured to detect the start action and send a signal to a power supply. The on/off hardware circuit is configured to detect the shutdown action of the on/off key and a shutdown control signal sent by the on/off control module and send a signal to cut off the power supply. The control apparatus can reduce the probability of accidental shutdown caused by system software and hardware failure or man-made mis-operation and improve the operating reliability of the robot-assisted surgical device without significantly increasing cost.

A touch sensing device includes: a substrate; a first sensor disposed on the substrate; a second sensor disposed on the substrate; and a sensing circuit electrically connected to the first sensor and the second sensor. The sensing circuit is configured to compare signals sensed by the first sensor and the second sensor in accordance with an applied touch input and determine whether the applied touch input is normal.