Automatic Closure System With Active Distance Control
First Claim
1. An automotive vehicle comprising:
- a closure frame defining an opening to the vehicle;
a closure arranged relative the closure frame to selectively cover the opening, the closure having a plurality of positions including a closed position, an open position, and an intermediate position between the closed position and the open position;
an actuator configured to move the closure among the plurality of positions;
at least one optical sensor disposed proximate the closure and configured to sense a region proximate the closure; and
a controller configured to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the open position in response to a closure open request and no feature being detected by the optical sensor, and to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the intermediate position in response to a closure open request and a feature being detected by the optical sensor.
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes a closure frame defining an opening, and a closure for selectively covering the opening. The closure has a plurality of positions including a closed position, an open position, and an intermediate position between the closed position and the open position. The vehicle also includes an actuator configured to move the closure among the plurality of positions. The vehicle additionally includes an optical sensor disposed proximate the closure. The vehicle further includes a controller. The controller is configured to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the open position in response to a closure open request and no feature being detected by the optical sensor, and to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the intermediate position in response to a closure open request and a feature being detected by the optical sensor.
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13 Claims
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1. An automotive vehicle comprising:
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a closure frame defining an opening to the vehicle; a closure arranged relative the closure frame to selectively cover the opening, the closure having a plurality of positions including a closed position, an open position, and an intermediate position between the closed position and the open position; an actuator configured to move the closure among the plurality of positions; at least one optical sensor disposed proximate the closure and configured to sense a region proximate the closure; and a controller configured to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the open position in response to a closure open request and no feature being detected by the optical sensor, and to automatically control the actuator to move the closure from the closed position to the intermediate position in response to a closure open request and a feature being detected by the optical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising:
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providing a vehicle with a closure for to selectively covering an opening, an actuator configured to move the closure among a plurality of positions, at least one optical sensor disposed proximate the closure and configured to sense a region proximate the closure, and at least one controller in communication with the actuator and the at least one sensor; detecting, via the at least one sensor, a detected feature proximate the closure; classifying, via the at least one controller, the detected feature as a person or an object; and controlling the actuator, via the at least one controller, to open the closure to a first height in response to a closure open signal and a person being detected proximate the closure, to open the closure to a second height in response to a closure open signal and an object being detected proximate the closure, and to open the closure to a third height in response to a closure open signal and no person or object being detected proximate the closure, the first height, second height, and third height being distinct from one another. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A controller having programming to:
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receive a closure open signal; receive sensor data from at least one optical sensor; process the sensor data to identify a feature; classify the feature as a person or an object; in response to the closure open signal and a feature being classified as a person, automatically control an actuator to open a closure to a first height; in response to the closure open signal and a feature being classified as a person, automatically control an actuator to open a closure to a second height, distinct from the first height; and in response to the closure open signal and no feature being identified, automatically control an actuator to open a closure to a third height, distinct from the first height and from the second height.
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