Power sliding center console and method of operating same

An interior assembly for use in a vehicle, the interior assembly comprising:

• a moving portion configured to move between a first position and a second position;
• a motor configured to move the moving portion between the first position and the second position;
• and
• a controller configured to, responsive to absence of location data indicating positional information of the moving portion, change from a normalized state to a de-normalized state, wherein when the controller is in the normalized state and location data is available, the controller is configured to send a first signal to the motor to move the moving portion at a first speed, and when the controller is in the de-normalized state and location data is absent, the controller is configured to send a second signal to the motor to move the moving portion at a second speed, wherein the second speed is less than the first speed, wherein the location data is based on a stored positional value of the motor, or the moving portion, or both with respect to either the first position or the second position.

An interior assembly for use in a vehicle, the interior assembly comprising:

• a moving portion configured to move between a first position and a second position;
• a motor configured to move the moving portion between the first position and the second position;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• responsive to absence of location data indicating positional information of the moving portion, change from a normalized state to a de-normalized state, wherein when the controller is in the normalized state and location data is available, the controller is configured to send a first signal to the motor to move the moving portion at a first speed, and when the controller is in the de-normalized state and location data is absent, the controller is configured to send a second signal to the motor to move the moving portion at a second speed, wherein the second speed is less than the first speed, and
• responsive to the controller being in the normalized state and the moving portion being spaced apart from the first position or the second position by a predetermined distance, decelerate the motor.