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US 12,576,805 B2Granted
System and method for detecting operator characteristic to adjust position of power actuated movable panel
AssigneeUusi, LLC
InventorsBradley D. Looy, David W. Shank
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Abstract
A system and method include a radar sensor disposed in a vehicle for detecting an operator motion or gesture that indicates a desire to perform a function of the vehicle, and a controller in communication with the radar sensor to interpret sensor data and determine if the operator performed a predetermined motion or gesture that indicates the desire to perform the function of the vehicle based on the predetermined motion or gesture.
Claims27
A system comprising:
- a radar sensor disposed in a vehicle for detecting an operator motion or gesture that indicates a desire to perform a function of the vehicle;
- a controller in communication with said radar sensor to interpret sensor data and determine if the operator performed a predetermined motion or gesture that indicates the desire to perform the function of the vehicle based on the predetermined motion or gesture;
- and
- wherein the radar sensor is rotatable, and the controller controls a rotation of the radar sensor to change a detection area orientation for a field of view of the radar sensor to detect the predetermined motion or gesture.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- detecting, by a radar sensor disposed in a vehicle, an operator motion or gesture that indicates a desire to perform a function of the vehicle;
- determining, by a controller in communication with the radar sensor, if the operator performed a predetermined motion or gesture that indicates the desire to perform the function of the vehicle based on the predetermined motion or gesture;
- rotating, the radar sensor, to change a detection area orientation for a field of view of the radar sensor;
- and
- performing, by the controller, the function of the vehicle based on the predetermined motion or gesture.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a power actuated movable panel;
- a radar sensor disposed adjacent the power actuated movable panel for detecting an operator motion or gesture that indicates a desire to perform a function of the power actuated movable panel;
- a controller in communication with the sensor to interpret sensor data of the operator from the radar sensor to determine if the operator performed a predetermined motion or gesture that indicates the desire to perform the function of adjusting a position of the power actuated movable panel based on the predetermined motion or gesture;
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- wherein the radar sensor is rotatable, and the controller controls a rotation of the radar sensor to change a detection area orientation for a field of view of the radar sensor to detect the predetermined motion or gesture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.