CATCHING AVOIDING APPARATUS

To provide a catching avoiding apparatus which detects, with easy configuration, whether or not there is an object whose catching should be avoided between a door and a body and, if it is detected, can stop a door closing operation to avoid the catching.SOLUTION: A catching avoiding apparatus according to the present invention has, for example, an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires a capacitance value output from a capacitance sensor located at least at a part of an edge portion of an opening portion of a vehicle body and at least at a part of a peripheral portion of a door capable of opening and closing the opening portion, and a degree of opening of the door. The determination unit, if the capacitance value is a predetermined first threshold value or greater and the door opening degree obtained when the door is being closed does not reach a predetermined lower limit value, determines that there is a catching avoiding object between the edge portion of the opening portion and the door. The control unit, when it is determined that there is a catching avoiding object, stops a closing operation of the door.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】ドアをボディとの間に挟み込み回避対象体が存在するか否かを容易な構成で検知し、検知した場合には、ドアの閉動作を停止して挟み込みを回避できる挟み込み回避装置を提供する。【解決手段】挟み込み回避装置は、例えば、取得部と、判定部と、制御部と、を備える。取得部は、車両のボディの開口部の縁部の少なくとも一部または開口部を閉塞する開閉自在なドアの周縁部の少なくとも一部に配置された静電容量センサが出力する静電容量値と、ドアのドア開度値と、を取得する。判定部は、静電容量値が所定の第１閾値以上でありドアが閉動作する際のドア開度値が所定の下限値に到達していない場合、開口部の縁部とドアの間に挟み込み回避対象体が存在すると見なす判定を行う。制御部は、挟み込み回避対象体が存在すると判定された場合に、ドアの閉動作を停止させる。【選択図】図２