VEHICLE PANEL CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a controller configured to transmit a panel control signal to a motor for the motor to move a movable panel of a vehicle along a path between opened and closed positions;
a sensor configured to detect an object in the path of the panel without monitoring the motor, wherein the sensor is further configured to generate an object signal indicative of an object detected in the path of the panel; and
wherein, the controller is further configured to transmit a panel control signal to the motor to move the panel along the path in an opening direction towards the opened position in order to prevent the panel from entrapping the object upon receipt of the object signal;
wherein the controller is further configured to communicate with at least one vehicle module over an in-vehicle local area network (LAN).
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Abstract
A system includes a controller and a sensor. The controller is configured to transmit a panel control signal to a motor for the motor to move a movable panel of a vehicle along a path between opened and closed positions. The sensor is configured to detect an object in the path of the panel without monitoring the motor. The sensor is further configured to generate an object signal indicative of an object detected in the path of the panel. Upon receipt of the object signal, the controller is further configured to transmit a panel control signal to the motor to move the panel along the path in an opening direction towards the opened position in order to prevent the panel from entrapping the object. The controller is further configured to communicate with at least one vehicle module over an in-vehicle local area network (LAN).
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a controller configured to transmit a panel control signal to a motor for the motor to move a movable panel of a vehicle along a path between opened and closed positions; a sensor configured to detect an object in the path of the panel without monitoring the motor, wherein the sensor is further configured to generate an object signal indicative of an object detected in the path of the panel; and wherein, the controller is further configured to transmit a panel control signal to the motor to move the panel along the path in an opening direction towards the opened position in order to prevent the panel from entrapping the object upon receipt of the object signal; wherein the controller is further configured to communicate with at least one vehicle module over an in-vehicle local area network (LAN). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a controller configured to transmit a panel control signal to a motor for the motor to move a movable panel of a vehicle along a path between opened and closed positions; and a sensor configured to detect an object in the path of the panel without monitoring the motor, wherein the sensor is further configured to generate an object signal indicative of an object detected in the path of the panel; wherein the controller and the sensor are further configured to communicate with one another over an in-vehicle local area network (LAN); wherein, the controller is further configured to transmit a panel control signal to the motor to move the panel along the path in an opening direction towards the opened position in order to prevent the panel from entrapping the object upon receipt of the object signal.
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Specification