Vehicle control system for a power gate
AssigneeSiemens VDO Automotive Corporation
InventorsTomohiro Fukumura, Brian Marlett
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Abstract
A control system has a sensor for monitoring a vehicle gate condition. A control unit receives an output from the sensor and controls a motorized drive. The motorized drive changes the vehicle gage condition from an open condition to a secured condition. The unit control has an automated state that causes operation of the motorized drive and a disabled state disabling operation of the motorized drive. The control unit is programmed to change from the disabled state to the automated state upon a predetermined condition relating to the output from the sensor.
Claims19
A control system for a vehicle gate, comprising:
- a sensor for monitoring a vehicle condition;
- a control unit in communication with said sensor;
- a motorized drive controlled by said control unit, said motorized drive for changing said vehicle gate condition from an open state to a secured state;
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- wherein said control unit has an automated state causing operation of said motorized drive and a disabled state disabling operation of said motorized drive, said control unit programmed to change from said disabled state to said automated state upon a predetermined condition relating to an output of said sensor.
A control system for a vehicle gate, comprising:
- a sensor for monitoring a vehicle gate condition between an opened condition and a closed condition;
- a control unit in communication with said sensor;
- a motorized drive controlled by said control unit, said motorized drive linked to drive a vehicle latch;
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- wherein said control unit has an automated state causing operation of said motorized drive and a disabled state disabling operation of said motorized drive, said control unit programmed to change from said disabled state to said automated state upon a predetermined condition relating to an output of said sensor.
A control system for a vehicle gate, comprising:
- a sensor for monitoring vehicle gate speed;
- a control unit in communication with said sensor;
- a motorized drive controlled by said control unit, said motorized drive linked to close a vehicle gate;
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- wherein said control unit has an automated state causing operation of said motorized drive and a disabled state for disabling operation of said motorized drive, said control unit programmed to change from said disabled state to said automated state at a predetermined threshold relating to vehicle gate speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.