Method and an apparatus for controlling a movement of an outer body panel of a motor vehicle
AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorStefano Galafassi
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Abstract
A method for controlling a movement of a hood or of an outer body panel of a motor vehicle, includes the steps of acquiring a first input signal relating to a first quantity indicative of a current position of the hood or of the outer body panel, determining a first reference signal corresponding to a target speed for the movement of the hood or of the outer body panel, determining a first control signal as a function of the determined first reference signal, updating the first control signal as a function of the acquired first input signal, thereby obtaining a second control signal for controlling the actuator device, and controlling the actuator device with the second control signal.
Claims21
A method for controlling a movement of a hood (3) or of an outer body panel of a motor vehicle (1), wherein the motor vehicle (1) comprises an actuator device (5) controllable to move the hood (3) or the outer body panel between a closing position, in which the hood (3) or the outer body panel closes an opening of the motor vehicle (1), and an opening position, in which the hood (3) or the outer body panel opens said opening, the method comprising the steps of
- a. acquiring a first input signal (S1) relating to a first quantity indicative of a current position of the hood (3) or of the outer body panel,
- b. determining (101, 201) a first reference signal (S2) corresponding to a target speed for the movement of the hood (3) or of the outer body panel, and
- c. determining (103, 203) a first control signal (S4, S4′) suitable for controlling the actuator device (5), as a function of the determined first reference signal (S2),
- d. updating (104, 105, 204) the first control signal (S4, S4′) as a function of the acquired first input signal (S1), thereby obtaining a second control signal (S6, S6′) suitable for controlling the actuator device (5), and
- e. controlling (109, 209) the actuator device (5) with the second control signal (S6, S6′).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.