Automotive Capacitive Kick-to-Open Reference Design
Description
This reference design uses capacitive sensing to detect a kicking motion indicating the user's desire to activate a power lift-gate: power trunk: or power sliding door on an automobile. Capacitive sensing allows flexible sensor placement and a large kick-sensitive zone. The high-resolution and low power dissipation make this design applicable to automotive hands-free closure systems where gesture detection and low current from the battery are critical.
Features
- Two high-resolution capacitive sensorsOperates from 12V automotive batteryDetects kicks for distances up to 50cmLow quiescent currentSimple microcontroller interfaceThis reference design is tested and includes hardware: test results: and a getting started guide
Applications
- Roof motor module
- Sliding door module
- Wiper module
- Kick to open module
Product Categories
- Sensors