Initiation of vehicle liftgate actuation

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for initiation of vehicle liftgate actuation. An example vehicle includes a liftgate, a proximity sensor for monitoring an activation area of the liftgate, a camera to capture an image of the activation area upon the proximity sensor detecting an object within the...

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Main Authors McRoy, William, Siddiqui, Adil Nizam, Lavoie, Erick Michael, Van Wiemeersch, John Robert, Reed, Eric L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.09.2019
Subjects
CHECKS FOR WINGS
DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
KEYS
LOCKS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORVEHICLES
SAFES
SELECTING
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS
WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILARDEVICES FOR VEHICLES
WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THEFUNCTIONING OF THE WING
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:Methods and apparatus are disclosed for initiation of vehicle liftgate actuation. An example vehicle includes a liftgate, a proximity sensor for monitoring an activation area of the liftgate, a camera to capture an image of the activation area upon the proximity sensor detecting an object within the activation area, and a liftgate controller. The liftgate controller is to determine, based on the image, whether the object is a leg of a user and actuate the liftgate responsive to determining that the object is the leg.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715664299