Control unit and method for operating an open roof assembly
AssigneeInalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
InventorMarco van Mourik
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Abstract
A control unit for operating a moveably arranged closure member of an open roof assembly comprises at least one computing resource for executing a computing process. The control unit is configured to interrupt a running first computing process and to execute a second computing process for controlling at least a part of a closing movement of the closure member. The first computing process may be restarted when the closing movement is stopped.
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A control unit for operating a moveably arranged closure member of an open roof assembly for a vehicle, the control unit comprising at least one computing resource configured to execute a computing process in a user supervised mode, the control unit being configured to interrupt, for initiating an unsupervised mode, a running computing process to free computing power of the at least one computing resource used for the interrupted running computing process, and to execute a pinch detection process in the unsupervised mode for controlling at least a closing part of a closing movement of the closure member more quickly and/or stringent than in the user supervised mode, by using at least part of the freed computing power of the at least one computing resource for the pinch detection process in the unsupervised mode, and to restart the interrupted running computing process using the at least one computing resource when the closing movement of the closure member is stopped.
An open roof assembly for mounting in a roof of a vehicle, the open roof assembly comprising:
- a moveably arranged closure member for covering or at least partly uncovering an opening in the roof of the vehicle;
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- a control unit comprising at least one computing resource configured to execute a computing process in a user supervised mode, the control unit being configured to interrupt, for initiating an unsupervised mode, a running first computing process to free computing power of the at least one computing resource used for the interrupted running computing process, and to execute a pinch detection process in the unsupervised mode for controlling at least a closing part of a closing movement of the closure member more quickly and/or stringent than in the user supervised mode, by using at least part of the freed computing power of the at least one computing resource for the pinch detection process in the unsupervised mode, and to restart the interrupted running computing process using the at least one computing resource when the closing movement of the closure member is stopped.
A method of operating a movably arranged closure member of an open roof assembly of a vehicle, wherein a control unit comprising at least one computing resource for executing at least one computing process performs steps of:
- executing a computing process in a user supervised mode;
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- interrupting the computing process, for initiating an unsupervised mode, to free computing power of the at least one computing resource used for the interrupted computing process;
- executing a pinch detection process for controlling at least a closing part of a closing movement of the closure member more quickly and/or stringent than in the user supervised mode, by using at least part of the freed computing power of the at least one computing resource for the pinch detection process in the unsupervised mode;
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- restarting the interrupted computing process using the at least one computing resource, when the closing movement of the closure member is stopped.
A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions when executed by at least one computing resource having a processor of a control unit for controlling movement of a closure member of an open roof assembly of a vehicle, the executable instructions configured to perform a method to operate the closure member comprising:
- executing a computing process in a user supervised mode;
- interrupting the computing process, for initiating an unsupervised mode, to free computing power of the at least one computing resource used for the interrupted computing process;
- executing a pinch detection process for controlling at least a closing part of a closing movement of the closure member more quickly and/or stringent than in the user supervised mode, by using at least part of the freed computing power of the at least one computing resource for the pinch detection process in the unsupervised mode;
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- restarting the interrupted computing process using the at least one computing resource, when the closing movement of the closure member is stopped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.