Vehicle operation detecting device
A vehicle operation detecting device includes: a plurality of sensors that are arranged side by side in a vehicle and individually output a plurality of detection signals changing as a detection target touches or approaches the sensors; a peak position detector that detects a plurality of peak positions of the plurality of detection signals; an operation direction detector that detects a moving direction of the detection target in an arrangement direction of the plurality of sensors, based on an order of the plurality of peak positions; and a driving controller that controls a driving of an opening/closing member according to the detected moving direction.
1. A vehicle operation detecting device comprising:
a plurality of sensors that are arranged side by side in a vehicle and individually output a plurality of detection signals changing as a detection target touches or approaches the sensors;
a peak position detector that detects a plurality of peak positions of the plurality of detection signals;
an operation direction detector that detects a moving direction of the detection target in an arrangement direction of the plurality of sensors, based on an order of the plurality of peak positions; and
a driving controller that controls a driving of an opening/closing member according to the detected moving direction, and
wherein the peak position detector detects timings when time differentiation values of the respective detection signals drop below a predetermined peak position determination threshold, as the peak positions, and
wherein the peak position determination threshold is a negative number.
2. The vehicle operation detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a determination unit that determines whether all the plurality of the detection signals exceed a predetermined threshold,
wherein, when it is determined by the determination unit that all the plurality of detection signals exceed the predetermined value, the operation direction detector detects a moving direction of the detection target, based on the order of the peak positions.
3. The vehicle operation detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an operation speed detector that detects a moving speed of the detection target, based on a time difference among the peak positions,
wherein the driving controller controls a driving speed of the opening/closing member according to the moving speed detected by the operation speed detector.
4. The vehicle operation detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors include three sensors having the same shape.
5. The vehicle operation detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors are arranged side by side in a vertical direction of the vehicle on the opening/closing member provided on a rear side of the vehicle.
6. The vehicle operation detecting device according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of sensors are arranged on a mark provided on a center portion of the opening/closing member provided on a rear side of the vehicle.
7. The vehicle operation detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors are arranged side by side in a front and rear direction of the vehicle along a lower edge of an opening in which a door panel is provided, on a lateral side of the vehicle.
8. The vehicle operation detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors are an electrostatic capacitance sensor.
9. The vehicle operation detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors are an infrared sensor.
10. A vehicle operation detecting device, comprising:
a plurality of sensors that are arranged side by side in a vehicle and individually output a plurality of detection signals changing as a detection target touches or approaches the sensors;
a peak position detector that detects a plurality of peak positions of the plurality of detection signals;
an operation direction detector that detects a moving direction of the detection target in an arrangement direction of the plurality of sensors, based on an order of the plurality of peak positions; and
a driving controller that controls a driving of an opening/closing member according to the detected moving direction,
wherein the plurality of sensors are arranged side by side in a front and rear direction of the vehicle on a door panel provided on a lateral side of the vehicle.