Abstract: An on-vehicle control device includes a transmission unit transmitting to a mobile device a response request signal requesting a response in response to operation of instructing a start of a driving source causing a vehicle to drive. An authentication unit authenticates the mobile device and performs start control of the driving source depending on success or failure of authentication by the authentication unit. A determination unit determines a presence or an absence of unauthorized authentication for the authentication unit. A detection unit detects an authorized occupant for the vehicle. A start prohibition unit prohibits the start of the driving source when the determination unit determines that unauthorized authentication is present for the authentication unit. A start permission unit permits the start of the driving source regardless of determination by the determination unit when the detection unit detects the occupant.

Abstract: A multi-directional input device has: a manipulation knob for which a movement manipulation in a horizontal direction and a pressing-down manipulation in a perpendicular direction are possible; a manipulation direction detection switch that is switched to an on-state when the movement manipulation is performed on the manipulation knob; and a common switch that is pressed down both when the movement manipulation is performed on the manipulation knob and when the pressing-down manipulation is performed on the manipulation knob, by which the common switch generates a different manipulation feeling than the manipulation direction detection switch and is switched to an on-state.

Abstract: A power supply circuit protection device has a PWM control circuit and a voltage sensor that detects an input voltage to be supplied to a step-up power supply circuit. When it is sensed that the input voltage detected by the voltage sensor satisfies a predetermined voltage condition, the PWM control circuit sets the duty cycle of a PWM signal to a value smaller than a duty cycle setting at a normal time. On the basis that the load of the step-up power supply circuit correlates to the input voltage, the input voltage to the step-up power supply circuit is detected by the voltage sensor. This enables the load of the step-up power supply circuit to be more accurately detected. Therefore, when the duty cycle of the PWM signal is set to a value smaller than at the normal time, the load of the step-up power supply circuit is reduced.

Abstract: An electrostatic input device includes: a plurality of first detection electrodes that are configured to detect approach of an object within a first distance from a detection face; a second detection electrode that is provided between the plurality of first detection electrodes and configured to detect approach of the object within a second distance from the detection face, where the second distance is longer than the first distance; and a detection circuit that is configured to detect change in capacitance of the plurality of first detection electrodes and the second detection electrode.

Abstract: A current sensor includes: plate-shaped bus bars; a magnetic detection portion; and a shell holding the bus bars. The bus bars are arranged in a first direction. At least some of the bus bars have: a first conductor portion extending in the first direction; a second conductor portion connected to one end of the first conductor portion and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a third conductor portion connected to the other end of the first conductor portion and extending in a third direction. The bus bars at least include first and second bus bars adjacent in the first direction, where the width of the first conductor portion is greater than the thickness thereof, and when viewed from the third direction, the first conductor portions of the first and second bus bars are spaced apart from each other by a certain distance in the second direction.

Abstract: A first detection signal creation unit has detection nodes connected to detection electrodes in one-to-one correspondence. The first detection signal creation unit supplies charge from each detection node through a second wire to the relevant detection electrode so that a voltage at the relevant detection node vibrates according to an alternating-current voltage, and creates first detection signals matching the supplied charge. First filters are provided in first paths, each of which branches from an alternating-current output node to a first wire. A phase difference signal creation unit creates a phase difference signal matching the phase difference between the alternating-current voltage and one of the first detection signals.

Abstract: A push switch contains a case including a housing space having an upper-opening and including fixed-contacts disposed on a bottom of the housing space, a movable contact member disposed in the housing space configured to deform in response to receiving pressure applied from above, and contacting the fixed-contacts upon defoming in response to the received pressure, and a pushing member disposed on the movable contact member and configured to transmit the received pressure to the movable contact member. The movable contact member includes a pair of first-linear edges, wherein the pushing member includes a plurality of projecting-pressing portions disposed on a bottom surface of the pushing member facing the movable contact member, and wherein the plurality of pressing portions is disposed on the bottom surface at positions not overlapping a straight-line that passes through a center of the movable contact member and intersecting each of the pair of first-linear edges.

Abstract: A touch panel device includes a capacitance type touch panel having a plurality of electrodes arranged in directions intersecting each other, a capacitance measurement unit that measures capacitance of each electrode pair, a baseline value setting unit that sets the capacitance of each electrode pair in a state where an indicator is not in contact as a baseline value, a position detection unit that detects a contact position of the indicator by comparing the capacitance of each electrode pair measured by the capacitance measurement unit with the baseline value, and a baseline value correction unit that varies the baseline value in accordance with the variation when the capacitance of each electrode pair varies with the lapse of time. The baseline value correction unit sets the time X for varying the baseline value and/or the upper limit value Y thereof for each electrode pair according to the capacitance of each electrode pair.

Abstract: A vibrating unit includes a diaphragm and a bobbin, and a voice coil is secured to the bobbin. A detecting unit includes a moving magnet and a magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor is disposed in a space surrounded by the bobbin, whereas the moving magnet is secured to an outer surface of the bobbin. Therefore, even when the moving magnet and a damper member move backward significantly, the magnetic sensor is prevented from being hit by the moving magnet and the damper member.

Abstract: Amplifying circuitry configured such that when a detection circuit detects an abnormal state in which the level of signals input to a main amplifying circuit exceeds a normal range, a control circuit sets the state of integration of signals in the integration circuit to a default state. When the detection circuit detects the abnormal state and then detects that an operating state returns to a normal state in which the level of signals input to the main amplifying circuit is included in the normal range, the control circuit cancels the setting of the default state in the integration circuit.

Abstract: A capacitive sensor device for use with a steering wheel is provided. The steering wheel includes a rim and a spoke that is connected to the inner side of the rim, and the sensor device is provided on the spoke. The sensor device includes an electrode configured to be capacitively coupleable to an object to be detected, and includes a controller configured to detect a change in capacitance of the electrode, and determine whether the object is in proximity to the rim or the spoke based on the change in the capacitance of the electrode. The change in the capacitance occurs in response to the object being in proximity to the rim or the spoke.

Abstract: An electrostatic input apparatus is provided. A measuring unit measures capacitance at a plurality of coordinates of an electrostatic coordinate input unit. A converting unit obtains a reference value of the capacitance and converts the capacitance to difference values according to a distance between the electrostatic coordinate input unit at the coordinates and a finger. A first coordinate calculating unit calculates barycentric coordinates of a contact portion from the difference values for the plurality of coordinates. A cycle determining unit determines whether the difference values at coordinates on a circumference of a circle with a predetermined radius centered on the barycentric coordinates exhibit periodicity of two cycles in one round along the circle. An operation determining unit performs, when the cycle determining unit determines that the difference values exhibit periodicity of two cycles, a determination that an input operation using two or more fingers has been performed.

Abstract: With respect to an opening/closing control device for controlling an opening/closing operation of an opening/closing body driven by a motor, the opening/closing control device includes a current detector, a voltage detector, a processor, and a memory. The processor calculates the speed of the opening/closing body based on a change in the detected position of the opening/closing body, and decreases the pinch threshold value in a case where a state, in which the calculated speed of the opening/closing body is less than or equal to a first predetermined threshold value, and a temporal change in the calculated load is greater than or equal to a second predetermined threshold value and less than or equal to a third predetermined threshold value, continues for a certain period of time or greater.

Abstract: A controller calculates individual parameters, including nonlinear parameters of a speaker model, based on a measured displacement of a vibration system of a speaker. A sound generator outputs an audio signal, and an output flattening filter adjusts gains of individual bands of an audio signal so that a frequency characteristic of a volume of sound output by the speaker is flattened in accordance with a speaker model obtained by linearizing calculated parameters and outputs a resultant audio signal. A nonlinear inverse filter corrects the resultant audio signal by signal processing adapted to the gains of the output flattening filter so that the nonlinear distortion of the speaker is suppressed in accordance with the speaker model including the nonlinear parameters and outputs the corrected audio signal as an output audio signal to the speaker via an amplifier.

Abstract: An input display device includes a display configured to display an image, a capacitive touch panel configured to be attached onto the display and include at least one three-dimensional UI portion on a surface of the touch panel, and a detection unit configured to measure a capacitance of the touch panel and detect an operation on the touch panel based on the measured capacitance. The detection unit detects a rotation of the three-dimensional UI portion from a change in coordinates of a finger touching the three-dimensional UI portion, determines that a rotation detected when a finger distance decreases is valid, and determines that the rotation detected when the finger distance does not decrease is invalid.

Abstract: A proximity detection device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of light emitting elements; a plurality of light receiving elements; a drive circuit configured to sequentially drive the plurality of light emitting elements; a measurement circuit configured to measure a light reception signal of a corresponding light receiving element when the plurality of light emitting elements are sequentially driven; and a control unit configured to i) control a drive current of a light emitting element such that a light emission amount of the light emitting element is suppressed, and ii) amplify a detection signal of a light receiving element to compensate for the suppressed light emission amount during measurement with a relatively short distance between the light emitting element and the light receiving element.

Abstract: A shift device according to one embodiment includes a case having a cylindrical portion; a shift lever configured to include a base portion provided to be rotatable inside the cylindrical portion, with which an operator performs a rotation operation; a shift position holding mechanism configured to hold the shift lever at a predetermined shift position; and an elastic member configured to protrude from one of the cylindrical portion or the base portion so as to face another of the cylindrical portion or the base portion, and contact either an outer circumferential surface of the base portion or an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, to impose a rotational load on the shift lever.