SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING VEHICLE DOORS
First Claim
1. A system for closing carriage doors of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first carriage door configured to be opened and closed via a first actuator relative to a side of the vehicle on which the first carriage door is attached;
a second carriage door configured to be opened and closed via a second actuator relative to the side of the vehicle on which the second carriage door is attached; and
a controller configured to;
receive signals indicative of a first angle relative to the side of the vehicle at which the first carriage door is oriented;
receive signals indicative of a second angle relative to the side of the vehicle at which the second carriage door is oriented;
determine a first velocity profile for the first carriage door based on the first angle and the second angle;
determine a second velocity profile for the second carriage door based on the first angle and the second angle; and
control operation of at least one of the first and second actuators based on the first and second angles, such that the first carriage door and the second carriage door stay farther apart from one another than a predetermined threshold distance while closing.
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Abstract
A system for closing carriage doors of a vehicle may include first and second carriage doors configured to open and close via respective first and second actuators. The system may also include a controller configured to receive signals indicative of angles of the first and second doors relative to closed positions. The controller may also be configured to determine respective first and second velocity profiles for the first and second carriage doors based on the angles of the first and second doors. In addition, the controller may be configured to control operation of at least one of the first and second actuators based on the first and second angles, such that the first carriage door and the second carriage door stay farther apart from one another than a predetermined threshold distance while closing.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for closing carriage doors of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a first carriage door configured to be opened and closed via a first actuator relative to a side of the vehicle on which the first carriage door is attached; a second carriage door configured to be opened and closed via a second actuator relative to the side of the vehicle on which the second carriage door is attached; and a controller configured to; receive signals indicative of a first angle relative to the side of the vehicle at which the first carriage door is oriented; receive signals indicative of a second angle relative to the side of the vehicle at which the second carriage door is oriented; determine a first velocity profile for the first carriage door based on the first angle and the second angle; determine a second velocity profile for the second carriage door based on the first angle and the second angle; and control operation of at least one of the first and second actuators based on the first and second angles, such that the first carriage door and the second carriage door stay farther apart from one another than a predetermined threshold distance while closing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for closing carriage doors of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a controller, signals indicative of a first angle, wherein the first angle is an angle at which a first carriage door is opened relative to a side of the vehicle on which the carriage doors are attached; receiving, via the controller, signals indicative of a second angle, wherein the second angle is an angle at which a second carriage door is opened relative to the side of the vehicle on which the carriage doors are attached; determining, via the controller, the first and second angle; determining, via the controller, a velocity profile for the first carriage door based on the first angle and the second angle; determining, via the controller, a velocity profile for the second carriage door based on the first angle and the second angle; and controlling, via the controller, operation of at least one of a first actuator configured to close the first carriage door relative to the side of the vehicle on which the carriage doors are attached, and a second actuator configured to close the second carriage door relative to the side of the vehicle on which the carriage doors are attached, the operation being based on the first and second angles, such that the first carriage door and the second carriage door stay farther apart from one another than a predetermined threshold distance while closing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method for closing carriage doors of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a controller, signals indicative of a first angle, wherein the first angle is an angle at which a first carriage door is opened relative to a side of the vehicle on which the carriage doors are attached; receiving, via the controller, signals indicative of a second angle, wherein the second angle is an angle at which a second carriage door is opened relative to the side of the vehicle on which the carriage doors are attached; determining, via the controller, the first and second angle; determining, via the controller, a velocity profile for the first carriage door based on the first angle and the second angle; determining, via the controller, a velocity profile for the second carriage door based on the first angle and the second angle; and controlling, via the controller, operation of at least one of a first actuator configured to close the first carriage door relative to the side of the vehicle on which the carriage doors are attached, and a second actuator configured to close the second carriage door relative to the side of the vehicle on which the carriage doors are attached, the operation being based on the first and second angles, such that the first carriage door and the second carriage door stay farther apart from one another than a predetermined threshold distance while closing.
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Specification