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US 10,766,446 B2Granted
External vehicle component control
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsCharles Everett Badger, II, Brandon Beauvais, Matthew Fleming
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Abstract
A system includes a computer programmed to receive impact sensor data specifying a force of an impact to a vehicle body panel. The computer is programmed to, upon determining that the force is below a collision force threshold, identify the impact as user input. The computer is programmed to actuate a vehicle component according to the user input.
Claims12
A system, comprising a computer programmed to:
- receive impact sensor data specifying a force of a plurality of impacts to a vehicle body panel, the plurality of impacts defining a pattern;
- determine that the force is below a collision force threshold;
- determine a user device status as one of detected or not detected;
- upon determining the user device status as detected and identifying the pattern, navigate the vehicle to a first location;
- and
- upon determining the user device status as not detected and identifying the pattern, navigate the vehicle to a second location different than the first location.
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A method comprising:
- receiving impact sensor data specifying a force of a plurality of impacts to a vehicle body panel, the plurality of impacts defining a pattern;
- determining that the force is below a collision force threshold;
- determining a user device status as not detected;
- and
- upon determining the user device status as not detected and that the force is below the collision force threshold, navigating the vehicle to a location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.