System and method for controlling velocity and detecting obstructions of a vehicle lift gate

• Main Authors: GRILLS REGINALD C, FROMMER THOMAS P, DOMINIK TOMASZ T, CHINSEN JASON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.09.2008
• Subjects: CHECKS FOR WINGS; CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORSOR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; ELECTRICITY; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERATION; INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICESFOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTOOPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THEWING; KEYS; LOCKS; SAFES; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THEFUNCTIONING OF THE WING

A system and method for controlling a rotational closure system, such as a lift gate, of a vehicle may include sensing an angle of the rotational closure system, generating a drive signal, driving a drive mechanism with the drive signal to output a mechanical force for moving the rotational closure...