Patent ID: 11921955
Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. The proximity sensor according to claim 1, comprising at least a first proximity estimation component and at least a second proximity estimation component,
wherein the first proximity estimation component and the second proximity estimation component are mutually different and are selected from the group consisting of:
a proximity estimation component that is configured to provide an output signal indicative for an estimation of a proximity as a function of a magnitude indicated by the sense signal;
a proximity estimation component that is configured to provide an output signal indicative for an estimation of a proximity as a function of a magnitude of a component of the sense signal relative to another component of the sense signal;
a proximity estimation component that is configured to provide an output signal indicative for an estimation of a proximity as a function of a change of a magnitude of a component of the sense signal in time; and
a proximity estimation component that is configured to provide an output signal indicative for an estimation of a proximity as indicated by an amplitude of an AC-component in a frequency range of 50-220 Hz, and

wherein the proximity sensor further comprises a combination component that is configured to generate an output signal indicative for an estimation of a proximity, based on output signals from the at least a first proximity estimation component and the at least a second proximity estimation component.