Method for controlling an adjuster on a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an adjusting device in a motor vehicle having at least one adjusting path between a first mechanical stop and a second mechanical stop, the method comprising:
- setting an adjustment position of the adjusting device inside the adjusting path responsive to a user action;
determining the set adjustment position inside the adjusting path;
setting a protective stop position in the adjusting path, the protective stop position triggering a reduction in adjusting energy for stopping an adjusting motion within a region of a mechanical block blocking the adjusting motion; and
correcting the protective stop position with an updated protective stop position which is maintained despite the user action responsive to a detecting of a condition associated with the adjusting motion of the adjusting device.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a vehicle seat adjuster in an adjusting path having a first mechanical stop and a second mechanical stop. A user sets an adjustment position of the adjuster inside the adjusting path. A protective stop is also automatically set in the adjusting path in the vicinity of the mechanical stops or another mechanical block blocking the adjusting path. The protective stop causes the adjusting motion to be reduced or stopped upon reaching of the protective stop. This helps produce a smooth braking of the vehicle seat and reduces the mechanical strain on the mechanical stops. The protective stop may be corrected with an updated protective stop. The updated protective stop is maintained despite any user action if a condition dependent on the adjusting motion of the adjuster is fulfilled. Learning regions within the adjusting path are provided to allow the setting of updated protective stops within the learning regions.
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1. A method for controlling an adjusting device in a motor vehicle having at least one adjusting path between a first mechanical stop and a second mechanical stop, the method comprising:
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setting an adjustment position of the adjusting device inside the adjusting path responsive to a user action;
determining the set adjustment position inside the adjusting path;
setting a protective stop position in the adjusting path, the protective stop position triggering a reduction in adjusting energy for stopping an adjusting motion within a region of a mechanical block blocking the adjusting motion; and
correcting the protective stop position with an updated protective stop position which is maintained despite the user action responsive to a detecting of a condition associated with the adjusting motion of the adjusting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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