Vehicle horn control assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicle horn control assembly comprising:
- a sensor assembly having a sensor array that includes a plurality of sensor zones, each of the sensor zones being configured to output a respective pressure signal in response to a respective amount of force applied thereto; and
a controller configured to determine, based on the respective pressure signals output over a period of time, a touching characteristic representing a manner in which a user touches the sensor assembly to activate a vehicle horn, the controller being further configured to set a respective pressure threshold for each of the sensor zones above which the controller activates the vehicle horn based on the touching characteristic.
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Abstract
A vehicle horn control assembly comprises a sensor assembly and a controller. The sensor assembly has a sensor array that includes a plurality of sensor zones, with each of the sensor zones being configured to output a respective pressure signal in response to a respective amount of force applied thereto. The controller is configured to determine, based on the respective pressure signals output over a period of time, a touching characteristic representing a manner in which a user touches the sensor assembly to activate a vehicle horn. The controller is further configured to set a respective pressure threshold for each of the sensor zones above which the controller activates the vehicle horn based on the touching characteristic.
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1. A vehicle horn control assembly comprising:
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a sensor assembly having a sensor array that includes a plurality of sensor zones, each of the sensor zones being configured to output a respective pressure signal in response to a respective amount of force applied thereto; and a controller configured to determine, based on the respective pressure signals output over a period of time, a touching characteristic representing a manner in which a user touches the sensor assembly to activate a vehicle horn, the controller being further configured to set a respective pressure threshold for each of the sensor zones above which the controller activates the vehicle horn based on the touching characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle horn control assembly comprising
a sensor assembly having a sensor array that includes a plurality of sensor zones, each of the sensor zones being configured to output a respective pressure signal in response to a respective amount of force applied thereto; -
a risk evaluation system configured to determine a high risk condition of the vehicle; and a controller configured to determine, based on the respective pressure signals output over a period of time, a touching characteristic representing a manner in which a user touches the sensor assembly to activate a vehicle horn, the controller being further configured to set a respective pressure threshold for each of the sensor zones above which the controller activates the vehicle horn based on the touching characteristic and to set the respective pressure thresholds for all of the sensor zones to be at a high risk sensitivity threshold in response to the high risk condition being determined by the risk evaluation system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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