PRESSURE SENSING INTERFACE FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR

摘要

A vehicle control system for receiving touch-based inputs for controlling one or more vehicle systems or components. A pressure sensing interface includes first and second non-conductive layers and an intermediate layer that is interposed between the first and second non-conductive layers and which exhibits a variable electrical resistance in response to applied pressure. The interface further includes a sensor grid including a first set of conductive strips between the first non-conductive layer and the intermediate layer, and a second set of conductive strips between the intermediate layer and the second non-conductive layer. A controller is operable to identify a user input within the sensor grid by monitoring the electrical resistance between the first and second sets of conductive strips.