Automated door system
AssigneeDana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
InventorsSylvain Castonguay, Mathilde Charmeau, Ali Idrici
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an automated door system for a vehicle. In one example, the automated door system may include a key fob configured with a transmitter. A set of sensors may be located at a door of the vehicle which may be communicatively linked to a vehicle control unit. A position of the key fob relative to the door may be monitored by the set of sensors to provide hands-free actuation of the door motor.
Claims11
A method for operating an automatic door system of a vehicle, comprising:
- responsive to a key fob being within a threshold proximity of a door,
- detecting a position of the key fob relative to the door based on an RFID tag arranged on an exterior side of the door and a photoelectric sensor arranged on an interior side of the door;
- activating the automatic door system of the vehicle according to the position of the key fob and a status of the vehicle;
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- adjusting a height of a vehicle floor and another status of the door based on the status of the vehicle.
A method for operating an automatic door system of a vehicle, comprising:
- automatically unlocking and opening one or more doors of the vehicle based on a combination of a state of the vehicle, a mode of a vehicle control unit of the vehicle, and on a proximity of a key fob to any of the one or more doors, wherein automatically unlocking and opening the one or more doors includes adjusting a status of one or more of a driver side door, a rear door, and a bulkhead door of the vehicle.
A method for operating an automatic door system of a vehicle, comprising:
- automatically unlocking and opening one or more doors of the vehicle based on a combination of a state of the vehicle, a mode of a vehicle control unit of the vehicle, and a proximity of a key fob to any of the one or more doors;
- wherein automatically unlocking and opening the one or more doors based on the proximity of the key fob to any of the one or more doors includes detecting a position of the key fob by a set of sensors arranged at each of the one or more doors, including monitoring the position of the key fob relative to an exterior of the vehicle by one or more RFID tags communicatively coupled to an RFID reader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.