Controlling a sliding door comprising a first door leaf and a second door leaf

A door controller for controlling a sliding door comprising a first door leaf and a second door leaf, the door controller comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the door controller to:
• determine a position of a person approaching the sliding door, in relation to the sliding door;
• predict an entry position, where the person is expected to enter through the sliding door, based on the position;
• determine a near door leaf, being a door leaf of the first door leaf or the second door leaf whose centre point, in a horizontal plane, is closer to the predicted entry position, and a far door leaf being the other of the first door leaf or the second door leaf;
• open the sliding door asymmetrically, such that the near door leaf opens more than the far door leaf;
• and
• close the sliding door, such that a first meeting point of the first door leaf and the second door leaf after closing the sliding door is offset from a middle of the sliding door towards a first one of the first door leaf or the second door leaf that was opened more than the other of the first door leaf or the second door leaf.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for controlling a sliding door comprising a first door leaf and a second door leaf, the computer program comprising computer program code which, when executed on a door controller, causes the door controller to:

• determine a position of a person approaching the sliding door, in relation to the sliding door;
• predict an entry position, where the person is expected to enter through the sliding door, based on the position;
• determine a near door leaf, being a door leaf of the first door leaf or the second door leaf whose centre point, in a horizontal plane, is closer to the predicted entry position, and a far door leaf being the other of the first door leaf or the second door leaf;
• open the sliding door asymmetrically, such that the near door leaf opens more than the far door leaf;
• and
• close the sliding door, such that a meeting point of the first door leaf and the second door leaf is offset from a middle of the sliding door towards a first one of the first door leaf or the second door leaf that was opened more than the other of the first door leaf or the second door leaf.