US 12,333,082 B2
Selectable gesture detection system and methods
Allan Corner, Aurora (CA); Cuong Tran, Mississauga (CA); and Earnest Lock, Markham (CA)
Assigned to Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Appl. No. 17/595,854
Filed by Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
PCT Filed May 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CA2020/050673
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 29, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/237348, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/854,675, filed on May 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0028126 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); G01S 7/41 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/017 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G01S 7/415 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 2360/146 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A detection system for user-activated, non-contact activation of a closure panel of a vehicle, the detection system comprising:
a detection module including at least one sensor subassembly coupled to a vehicle body of the vehicle for detecting an object in a detection zone and sensing a motion and characteristics of the object in the detection zone and outputting a sensor signal corresponding to the motion and characteristics of the object in the detection zone;
a gesture selector for (a) requesting a user input from the user to select a valid activation gesture to cause the detection system to initiate movement of the closure panel from among a plurality of different valid activation gestures via a graphical user interface and (b) accepting the user input from the user to select the valid activation gesture from among the plurality of different valid activation gestures via the graphical user interface; and
a controller arrangement coupled to the at least one sensor subassembly and in communication with the gesture selector and configured to:
(i) receive the user input from the gesture selector selecting the valid activation gesture from among the plurality of different valid activation gestures,
(ii) adjust at least one of a plurality of predetermined thresholds based on the valid activation gesture selected by the user,
(iii) receive and analyze the sensor signal from the at least one sensor subassembly,
(iv) determine whether the sensor signal is indicative of sensing motion and characteristics of the object in the detection zone that is within the plurality of predetermined thresholds, and
(v) initiate movement of the closure panel in response to the sensor signal being indicative of sensing the motion and characteristics of the object in the detection zone that is within the plurality of predetermined thresholds.