A combined inductive–capacitive proximity sensor for seat occupancy detection

B George, H Zangl, T Bretterklieber… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a simple and efficient seat occupancy detector. A seat occupancy
detector is an integral part of the airbag safety system and, in its simplest form, provides the …

Strong and weak electric field interfering: Capacitive icing detection and capacitive energy harvesting on a 220-kV high-voltage overhead power line

MJ Moser, T Bretterklieber, H Zangl… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper focuses on problems which arise when both a power-harvesting system based
on a capacitive principle and a capacitive measurement device [ie, a capacitance-to-digital …

Seat occupancy detection based on capacitive sensing

B George, H Zangl, T Bretterklieber… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a simple yet efficient seat occupancy detection scheme based on a
capacitive sensing principle. Parameters such as the presence, position, and type of the …

Combined capacitive and ultrasonic distance measurement for automotive applications

T Schlegl, T Bretterklieber, M Neumayer… - IEEE sensors …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents a sensor fusion concept based on capacitive and ultrasonic techniques
for distance measurement in automotive applications. Although ultrasonic sensors are a well …

[PDF][PDF] Using capacitive sensing to determine the moisture content of wood pellets–investigations and application

A Fuchs, MJ Moser, H Zangl… - International journal on …, 2009 - sciendo.com
This paper discusses a measurement principle for online moisture determination of wood
pellets that is based on capacitive sensing. To ensure reliability and proper operation of the …

A combined inductive-capacitive proximity sensor and its application to seat occupancy sensing

B George, H Zangl, T Bretterklieber… - 2009 IEEE …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a simple yet efficient proximity sensor obtained by combining inductive
and capacitive sensing principles. Capacitive proximity sensors based on shielding of …

A novel seat occupancy detection system based on capacitive sensing

B George, H Zangl, T Bretterklieber… - 2008 IEEE …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a simple and efficient seat occupancy detection scheme based on a
capacitive sensing principle. Parameters such as presence, position and type of seat …

A novel sensor fusion concept for distance measurement in automotive applications

T Schlegl, T Bretterklieber, M Neumayer… - SENSORS, 2010 …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a sensor fusion concept based on capacitive and ultrasonic techniques
for distance measurement in automotive applications. Although ultrasonic sensors are a well …

A warning system for chainsaw personal safety based on capacitive sensing

B George, H Zangl, T Bretterklieber - SENSORS, 2008 IEEE, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a capacitive proximity sensor that helps to improve the personal safety
features of a chainsaw. Even though chainsaws are equipped with safety features such as …

Robust sensing of human proximity for safety applications

M Neumayer, B George, T Bretterklieber… - 2010 IEEE …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a robust capacitive proximity sensor that facilitates the safety features of
power tools. Power tools (eg pneumatic metal forming machines) enable easier and faster …