Method and system for detecting an object in the path of an automotive window utilizing a system equation
First Claim
1. A method for detecting the presence of an object caught between a closure and its respective frame of a power system comprising:
- providing a closure for opening and closing via a regulator driven by an electric drive motor controlled by a control circuit;
calculating a predicted variable parameter value utilizing a system equation, said system equation including a number of coefficients and a number of different parameter values;
sensing a variable parameter value of the power system during closing of the closure;
comparing said sensed variable parameter value to a previously predicted variable parameter value based upon a presumption of how said predicted variable parameter value would behave without the presence of an object; and
detecting an object caught between the closure and its respective frame based on the result of the compared parameter values.
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Abstract
The presence of an object in the path of an automotive vehicle window is detected. This is accomplished by sensing or observing a system variable, such as speed or motor current, and comparing this measured value to a predicted limit value of the system variable which is based upon the behavior of the system variable when there is no object present. The values are compared over predetermined time intervals and if the measured value falls out of the predicted limit value of the system variable in a direction that indicates an obstruction, then a control system detects the presence of an object and reacts accordingly by stopping or reversing the drive motor of the vehicle window.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for detecting the presence of an object caught between a closure and its respective frame of a power system comprising:
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providing a closure for opening and closing via a regulator driven by an electric drive motor controlled by a control circuit;
calculating a predicted variable parameter value utilizing a system equation, said system equation including a number of coefficients and a number of different parameter values;
sensing a variable parameter value of the power system during closing of the closure;
comparing said sensed variable parameter value to a previously predicted variable parameter value based upon a presumption of how said predicted variable parameter value would behave without the presence of an object; and
detecting an object caught between the closure and its respective frame based on the result of the compared parameter values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A power closure system comprising:
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a closure opening and closing via a regulator that is driven by an electric drive motor which is controlled by a motor control circuit;
a sensor for sensing a variable parameter value of the power system; and
a digital control circuit in communication with said sensor for comparing the sensed variable parameter value during closing of the closure to a previously predicted variable parameter value calculated utilizing a system equation which includes coefficients multiplied by parameter values from various locations through a path of movement of said closure and providing an indication of how said predicted variable parameter value would behave without the presence of an object in order to detect an object caught between the closure and its respective frame based on the result of the compared parameter values. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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