Method for a controller of a vehicle for operating a movable component of the vehicle, controller, vehicle and computer program
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsBernd Ette, Benedikt Beckmann
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Abstract
A system and method for operating a movable component of a vehicle. The system involves a control device that assigns a trajectory to the movable component and determines a control signal for operating the movable component based on the trajectory and a gesture. The assignment and control signal are determined using a tangent of the trajectory and/or an angle formed by the tangent and a reference direction relative to the vehicle. This approach effectively considers the vehicle's approach using straightforward techniques. The disclosure also encompasses a control device, a vehicle incorporating the control device, and a computer program for implementing the method.
Claims21
1-10. (canceled)
A method for a control device of a vehicle for operating a movable component of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving distance information detected via a distance sensor, wherein the distance information is related to a distance between the vehicle and a vehicle-external portable user device;
- establishing a communication connection between the control device and the user device for transmitting portions of movement information to the control device;
- receiving movement information related to a movement of the user device;
- determining a trajectory relative to the vehicle based on the movement information;
- determining an assignment of the trajectory to the movable component of the vehicle;
- detecting a gesture based on the movement information;
- determining a control signal based on the trajectory and the gesture;
- and
- operating the movable component as a function of the control signal,
- wherein the determination of the assignment and/or the determination of the control signal are carried out based on a tangent of the trajectory and/or an angle that is formed by a tangent of the trajectory with a reference direction relative to the vehicle.
A control device for a vehicle for operating a movable component of a vehicle, the control device comprising:
- a distance sensor configured to detect distance information related to a distance between the vehicle and a vehicle-external portable user device;
- a communication interface configured to establish a communication connection between the control device and the user device for transmitting portions of movement information to the control device;
- a memory;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive the distance information from the distance sensor;
- receive movement information related to a movement of the user device via the communication interface;
- determine a trajectory relative to the vehicle based on the movement information;
- determine an assignment of the trajectory to the movable component of the vehicle;
- detect a gesture based on the movement information;
- determine a control signal based on the trajectory and the gesture;
- and
- operate the movable component as a function of the control signal,
- wherein the determination of the assignment and/or the determination of the control signal are carried out based on a tangent of the trajectory and/or an angle that is formed by a tangent of the trajectory with a reference direction relative to the vehicle.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program which, when executed by a processor, causes a control device of a vehicle to perform a method for operating a movable component of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving distance information detected via a distance sensor, wherein the distance information is related to a distance between the vehicle and a vehicle-external portable user device;
- establishing a communication connection between the control device and the user device for transmitting portions of movement information to the control device;
- receiving movement information related to a movement of the user device;
- determining a trajectory relative to the vehicle based on the movement information;
- determining an assignment of the trajectory to the movable component of the vehicle;
- detecting a gesture based on the movement information;
- determining a control signal based on the trajectory and the gesture;
- and
- operating the movable component as a function of the control signal,
- wherein the determination of the assignment and/or the determination of the control signal are carried out based on a tangent of the trajectory and/or an angle that is formed by a tangent of the trajectory with a reference direction relative to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.