A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus includes: a first detector installed in a vehicle, and detecting a foot portion of a detection target in the vicinity of a door of the vehicle a second detector detecting the detection target standing in a predetermined range from the door; and a control
A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus includes: a first detector installed in a vehicle, and detecting a foot portion of a detection target in the vicinity of a door of the vehicle a second detector detecting the detection target standing in a predetermined range from the door; and a control device determining whether the detection target has an intention of opening or closing the door based on whether a detection signal indicative of detecting the foot portion is input from the first detector, determining whether the door can be opened or closed based on the detection signal from the second detector, and determining whether a control unit outputs a drive signal for an opening or closing drive of the door to a door drive apparatus based on determination results from the first and second detectors.
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1. A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus comprising: a first detector that is installed in a vehicle, and detects a foot portion of a detection target in a vicinity of a door of the vehicle;a second detector that detects a body portion except the foot portion of the detection target that stan
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A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus comprising: a first detector that is installed in a vehicle, and detects a foot portion of a detection target in a vicinity of a door of the vehicle;a second detector that detects a body portion except the foot portion of the detection target that stands in a predetermined range from the door of the vehicle; anda control device that includes a control unit which outputs a drive signal for an opening drive or a closing drive of the door to a door drive apparatus, and the control device determines whether the detection target has an intention of opening or closing the door based on whether a detection signal indicative of detecting the foot portion is input from the first detector, determines whether the door is openable or closable without contacting the detection target based on the detection signal from the second detector, and determines whether the control unit outputs the drive signal for the opening drive or the closing drive of the door based on determination results from the first and second detectors. 2. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first detector is an electrostatic sensor,wherein the second detector is an electrostatic sensor that is installed in a portion positioned above the first detector in a vertical direction, andwherein when the detection signal is not input from the second detector, and the detection signal is input from the first detector, the control unit outputs the drive signal to the door drive apparatus. 3. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first detector is installed in a rear bumper of the vehicle, andwherein the second detector is installed in the rear bumper or a back door of the vehicle. 4. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first detector is installed in a side bumper of the vehicle, andwherein the second detector is installed in a sliding door of the vehicle. 5. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first detector is provided at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction so as to face an outside of the vehicle, andwherein when the detection target standing out of an opening and closing trajectory of the door puts the foot portion toward the first detector, sizes, orientations and positions of respective sensing regions of the first and second detectors are adjusted in such a manner that the first detector detects the foot portion, and the second detector does not detect a body of the detection target. 6. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first detector is an electrostatic sensor,wherein the second detector is an optical sensor or a radio wave sensor that measures a distance between the second detector and the detection target, and that measures a speed of the detection target approaching the second detector, andwherein when the distance measured by the second detector is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance, the speed measured by the second detector is lower than or equal to a predetermined speed, and a detection signal is input from the first detector, the control unit outputs the drive signal to the door drive apparatus. 7. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first detector is installed in a rear bumper or a side bumper of the vehicle, andwherein the second detector is installed in an exterior portion of the rear bumper, the back door, or the sliding door of the vehicle. 8. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined speed is 1 m/s to 3 m/s. 9. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first detector is an electrostatic sensor that has at least two detection units which are installed in the vehicle, being separated from each other,wherein the second detector is an electrostatic sensor that is provided above the first detector so as to detect the body portion except the foot portion of the detection target, andwherein when detection signals are respectively input from one of the detection units and from the second detector, the control unit outputs the drive signal to the door drive apparatus, and when detection signals are respectively input from two or more of the detection units, the control unit does not output the drive signal to the door drive apparatus. 10. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first and second detectors are installed in a rear bumper of the vehicle. 11. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a first detection unit, which is one of the detection units, is installed in the rear bumper of the vehicle so as to be positioned at a center in a lateral direction of the vehicle, and a second detection unit, which is the other detection unit, is installed in the rear bumper so as to be positioned on a right side or a left side in the lateral direction of the vehicle, andwherein when detection signals are respectively input from the second detection unit and the second detector, the control unit outputs to the door drive apparatus a drive signal for half-opening the door. 12. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein when detection signals are respectively input from the first detection unit and the second detector, the control unit outputs to the door drive apparatus a drive signal for fully opening the door. 13. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein when detection signals are respectively input from two more of the detection units during the opening drive or the closing drive of the door, the control unit outputs to the door drive apparatus a drive stop signal for stopping the opening drive or the closing drive. 14. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1, the apparatus further comprising: an authentication unit that authenticates a user based on a signal from an ID key related to the vehicle,wherein the vehicle door opening and closing apparatus is provided to operate upon a successful authentication by the authentication unit. 15. A method of controlling a vehicle door opening and closing apparatus, the method comprising: inputting a detection signal from a first detector that detects a foot portion of a detection target in a vicinity of a door of a vehicle;inputting a detection signal from a second detector that detects a body portion except the foot portion of the detection target that stands in a predetermined range; anddetermining whether a drive signal for an opening drive or a closing drive of the door to a door drive apparatus by determining whether the detection target has an intention of opening or closing the door based on whether a detection signal indicative of detecting the foot portion is input from the first detector, by determining whether the door is openable or closable without contacting the detection target based on the detection signal from the second detector, and based on determination results from the first and second detectors. 16. The method of controlling a vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first detector is an electrostatic sensor,wherein the second detector is an electrostatic sensor that is installed above the first detector in a vertical direction, andwherein when the detection signal is not input from the second detector, and the detection signal is input from the first detector, the control unit outputs the drive signal to the door drive apparatus. 17. The method of controlling a vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the second detector is an optical sensor or a radio wave sensor that measures a distance between the second detector and the detection target, and that measures a speed of the detection target approaching the second detector, andwherein when the distance measured by the second detector is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance, the speed measured by the second detector is lower than or equal to a predetermined speed, and the detection signal is input from the first detector, the control unit outputs the drive signal to the door drive apparatus. 18. The method of controlling a vehicle door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first detector is an electrostatic sensor that has at least two detection units which are installed in the vehicle, being separated from each other,wherein the second detector is an electrostatic sensor that is provided above the first detector so as to detect the body except the foot portion of the detection target, andwherein when detection signals are respectively input from one of the detection units and from the second detector, the control unit outputs the drive signal to the door drive apparatus, and when detection signals are respectively input from two or more of the detection units, the control unit does not output the drive signal to the door drive apparatus.
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