Vehicle with power swinging door and position-based torque compensation method

A system controls opening/closing of a power swinging door, e.g., in a vehicle, and includes a rotary actuator, position sensor, and controller. In a controller-executed method, the actuator applies torque to the door in response to control signals. The controller uses a measured raw angular positio...

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Main Authors Rrumbullaku, Besi, Shami, Constandi J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.10.2019
Subjects
ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
CHECKS FOR WINGS
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
GENERATION
HANDCUFFS
KEYS
LOCKS
SAFES
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS
WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THEFUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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Summary:A system controls opening/closing of a power swinging door, e.g., in a vehicle, and includes a rotary actuator, position sensor, and controller. In a controller-executed method, the actuator applies torque to the door in response to control signals. The controller uses a measured raw angular position from the sensor to determine wind- or grade-based external forces acting on the door during opening or closing, and adjusts the actuator torque in response to the external forces. The sensor may be a rotary encoder, with the actuator being an electric motor. Lookup tables contain data relating oscillation to the external forces. The controller may induce door oscillation and to relate oscillation decay to the external forces. An obstacle-based current threshold may be adjusted in response to the external forces.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715634758