Acceptance of Gesture Control for Automotive Interior Lighting

Session: Car Interior Lighting

Stephan Fritsche                                          Wambsganß Herbert

Research & Development                                               Research & Development

Interior LIghting Nanjing                                     HELLA Innenleuchten-Systeme

                                                                                      Wembach, Germany

                                                                                  herbert.wambsganss@hella.com

Abstract—

With continuous progress of electronics components in interior overhead lighting , a subsequent move is the integration of proximity / touchless and gesture control function.

While in the past a few OEM used touchless control, these days more applications came onto market.
While gesture control as next step is technically feasible, applications are in discussions. To receive feedbacks from potential users, a study was conducted to get more information regarding the acceptance of such applications.  Also the impact onto the safety while using these applications was considered.

The result is a ranking of different applications compared with traditional switch buttons.

Keywords: automotive interior lighting, proximity control, touchless control, gesture control