Course: Gesture control and capacitive touchscreen in the motor vehicle

This training system makes it possible for you to gain a profound understanding of modern operating concepts of the latest motor vehicles and to learn the necessary skills to perform diagnostics on these systems. You will learn how capacitive and resistive-type touchscreens work and the different ways they are operated. Capacitive switches are very closely related to capacitive touchscreens and are also included in the training material used in this training system. But the highlight of this system is the integrated gesture control system which you will become very familiar with in the practical experiments. The entire package is rounded off with a host of diagnostic assignments which includes switching on fully automated fault simulations integrated into the training system.  The trainee must work through the faults on his or her own using a diagnostics strategy in order to be able to isolate the malfunction. 

 Training contents

• Fundamentals of capacitive touch sensors
  • Touch slide controller
  • Touch rotary controller
  • Touch using haptic feedback signals
  • Concepts of gesture recognition
• The IPO principle
  • Allocation of components
• Switching thresholds of touch sensors
  • Determination using measurement techniques
  • Mathematical determination
• Analog or digital voltage outputs 
  • Measurement verification of the analog or digital output signal
• Seat heating control
  • Signal recording for temperature control
• Fundamentals of capacitive-type gesture control 
  • Interplay of several gesture control zones
  • Fan control using hand gesture
• Opening rear hatch (tailgate) with hand gesture
  • Interaction of electronic key and non-contact capacitive sensors
• Network in the motor vehicle - CAN
  • CAN communication
  • Signal recording
• Diagnostics
  • Basic principles
  • Basic measurements
  • Work with the circuit diagram
  • Work with a list of desired values
  • Work with a diagnostics flow chart
  • Hands-on troubleshooting