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

• Main Authors: Rrumbullaku, Besi, Shami, Constandi J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• 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

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...