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US 2024/0181968 A1Published application
Vehicle power running board having adaptive motor torque
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAaron Peter Klop, Dennis Yee, David Brian Glickman
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Abstract
A vehicle running board assembly includes a step board, a movable arm coupled to the step board, an electric motor operably coupled to the movable arm to actuate the step board between stowed and use positions and a controller controlling the electric motor, wherein the controller controls the electric motor based on sensed temperature and a motor cycle count.
Claims20
A vehicle power running board assembly comprising:
- a step board;
- a movable arm coupled to the step board;
- an electric motor operably coupled to the movable arm to actuate the step board between stowed and use positions;
- and
- a controller controlling the electric motor, wherein the controller controls the electric motor based on a sensed temperature and a motor cycle count.
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A vehicle running board assembly comprising:
- a step board;
- a movable arm coupled to the step board;
- an electric motor operably coupled to the movable arm to actuate the step board between stowed and use positions;
- a motor cycle counter counting use of the electric motor;
- a temperature sensor sensing ambient temperature;
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- a controller controlling the electric motor, wherein the controller controls a motor drive current applied to the electric motor based on sensed ambient temperature and motor cycle count.
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A method of controlling a power running board on a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving an activation signal for requesting actuation of the power running board with an electric motor;
- sensing temperature;
- determining a motor cycle count of use of the electric motor;
- and
- actuating the electric motor by applying a motor drive circuit based on the sensed temperature and the determined motor cycle count to move the power running board between use and deployed positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.