SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE CONTROL BASED ON DETECTED DOOR CONDITION
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a door opening;
a door mounted adjacent the opening and moveable relative to the opening between a closed position and a range of open positions; and
a controller;
determining whether an instantaneous door position is the closed position or within the range of open positions; and
preventing one of vehicle movement and engine ignition in response to the door being within the range of open positions.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a door opening, a door mounted adjacent the opening and moveable relative to the opening between a closed position and a range of open positions, and a controller. The controller determines whether an instantaneous door position is the closed position or within the range of open positions and prevents one of vehicle movement and engine ignition in response to the door being within the range of open positions.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a door opening; a door mounted adjacent the opening and moveable relative to the opening between a closed position and a range of open positions; and a controller; determining whether an instantaneous door position is the closed position or within the range of open positions; and preventing one of vehicle movement and engine ignition in response to the door being within the range of open positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle, comprising:
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a door opening; a door mounted adjacent the opening and moveable relative to the opening between a closed position and a range of open positions; and an autonomous operating module; and a controller; determining whether an instantaneous door position is in a closed condition or a non-closed condition; and outputting a signal to the autonomous operating module to prevent vehicle movement in response to the door being in the non-closed condition. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling a vehicle, comprising:
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implementing an autonomous driving mode; monitoring a plurality of doors of the vehicle for respective instantaneous positions thereof corresponding to an open condition and a closed condition; within the autonomous driving mode; causing the vehicle to remain in a current position in response at least one of the instantaneous positions corresponding to the open condition; and allowing operation of the autonomous driving mode upon detecting that all of the instantaneous positions correspond to the closed condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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