Systems and methods for switch control of motor vehicle latch

A latch assembly for use in a vehicle, the latch assembly configured to cooperate with a closure and enable access to a vehicle storage compartment of the vehicle, the latch assembly comprising:

• a latch including,
• a catch configured to engage a striker disposed on either the closure or a body of the vehicle,
• a pawl configured to selectively engage the catch;
• at least one microswitch configured to detect a state of the latch assembly and a position of the closure based on the state of the latch assembly;
• at least one actuator;
• and
• a controller having instructions configured to:
• execute a command received from the controller to change the latch from a partially closed state to a fully closed state;
• receive, from a switch disposed in the vehicle storage compartment, a command to change the latch to either an open state or the partially closed state to at least partially open the closure;
• execute, by the actuator, a cinching cycle in which the catch is configured to move from a secondary position to a primary position to verify that the latch is in the fully closed state and the closure is in a fully closed position in response to the controller receiving the command from the switch disposed in the vehicle storage compartment;
• and
• execute, in response to executing the cinching cycle, a release cycle in which the catch is configured to move from the primary position to the secondary position which transitions the latch from the fully closed state to the partially closed state to move the closure from the fully closed position to a partially closed position.

A device for operating a latch configured to cooperate with a closure and enables access to a vehicle storage compartment of a vehicle comprising, a controller configured to:

• command, by the controller, the latch to change from a partially closed state to a fully closed state;
• receive, from a switch disposed in the vehicle storage compartment, a command to change the latch to either an open state or the partially closed state to at least partially open the closure;
• execute, by the latch, a cinching cycle to verify that the latch is in the fully closed state and the closure is in a fully closed position in response to the controller receiving the command from the switch disposed in the vehicle storage compartment;
• and
• execute, in response to executing the cinching cycle, a release cycle transitioning the latch from the fully closed state to the partially closed state to move the closure from the fully closed position to a partially closed position.