METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DOOR OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for controlling at least one door of a vehicle, having the following steps:
- sensing of a movement of a mobile identification signal generator, assigned to the vehicle, relative to the vehicle as a function of time;
estimating a future position of the mobile identification signal generator at a future time on the basis of the position, the speed of movement and the direction of movement of the mobile identification signal generator at the current time;
detecting an unlocking condition if the future position of the mobile identification signal generator is within a predetermined range; and
at least one of unlocking and opening of the at least one door on the basis of the unlocking condition.
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Abstract
In a method for controlling at least one door of a vehicle, a movement of a mobile identification signal generator, assigned to the vehicle, relative to the vehicle is sensed as a function of time. A future position of the mobile identification signal generator is estimated at a future time based on the position, the speed of movement and the direction of movement of the mobile identification signal generator at the current time, and furthermore an unlocking condition is detected if the future position of the mobile identification signal generator is within a predetermined range. Finally, the at least one door is unlocked and/or opened based on the unlocking condition. As a result of the estimation of the position of an identification signal generator with respect to a next position measuring point, the reaction time and the susceptibility to faults of an access arrangement can be improved.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for controlling at least one door of a vehicle, having the following steps:
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sensing of a movement of a mobile identification signal generator, assigned to the vehicle, relative to the vehicle as a function of time; estimating a future position of the mobile identification signal generator at a future time on the basis of the position, the speed of movement and the direction of movement of the mobile identification signal generator at the current time; detecting an unlocking condition if the future position of the mobile identification signal generator is within a predetermined range; and at least one of unlocking and opening of the at least one door on the basis of the unlocking condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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8. A method for controlling at least one door of a vehicle, having the following steps:
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sensing of a movement of a mobile identification signal generator, assigned to the vehicle, relative to the vehicle as a function of time; estimating a future position of the mobile identification signal generator at a future time on the basis of the position, the speed of movement and the direction of movement of the mobile identification signal generator at the current time; detecting a locking condition if the future position of the mobile identification signal generator is outside a predetermined range; and at least one of locking and closing of the at least one door on the basis of the locking condition. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for unlocking a vehicle having the following steps:
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sensing of the position of a mobile identification signal generator relative to the vehicle; determining a speed of movement of the mobile identification signal generator relative to the vehicle; unlocking of at least one door of the vehicle if the identification signal generator is located within a predetermined range and the speed of movement of the mobile identification signal generator relative to the vehicle within the predetermined range is lower than a predetermined speed threshold value.
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13. An access arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle-side movement sensing device for sensing a movement of a mobile identification signal generator, assigned to the vehicle, relative to the vehicle as a function of time; an evaluation device configured to estimate a future position of the mobile identification signal generator at a future time on the basis of the position, the speed of movement and the direction of movement of the mobile identification signal generator at the current time, to detect an unlocking condition if the future position of the mobile identification signal generator is within a predetermined range, and to output a signal for unlocking and/or opening at least one door on the basis of the unlocking condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An access arrangement for a vehicle having the following features:
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a vehicle-side movement sensing device for sensing a movement of a mobile identification signal generator, assigned to the vehicle, relative to the vehicle as a function of time; an evaluation device configured to estimate a future position of the mobile identification signal generator at a future time on the basis of the position, the speed of movement and the direction of movement of the mobile identification signal generator at the current time, to detect a locking condition if the future position of the mobile identification signal generator is outside a predetermined range, and to output a signal for locking and/or closing the at least one door on the basis of the locking condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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