Systems and methods for regulating electrical adjusting mechanisms in motor vehicles
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJan Urbahn, Richard Baur
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Abstract
Driver-related electrical adjusting components in motor vehicles are regulated. An operator signal is generated based on a user actuating operator elements, to affect a desired movement of a vehicle component. The operator signal is processed in a control unit. An effect of the operator signal on movement of the vehicle component is regulated as a function of vehicle operating state signals so as to prevent the vehicle component from moving into a safety-critical position.
Claims20
A method for regulating a motor vehicle adjusting mechanism for a vehicle component, comprising:
- receiving an occupant-initiated signal that is generated during movement of the motor vehicle when an operating element of the adjusting mechanism is activated to cause movement within a vehicle passenger compartment and associated with the adjusting mechanism;
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- processing the occupant-initiated signal in a control unit to reduce or prevent movement of the vehicle component initiated by a vehicle occupant into a safety critical position only during the movement of the motor vehicle upon occurrence of one of expiration of a time interval defined as a function of vehicle speed and beginning with a previous modification of the occupant-initiated signal, exceeding of a maximum vehicle component speed determined as a function of vehicle speed, and exceeding of a vehicle component movement range which is less than a full range of vehicle component motion determined as a function of vehicle speed.
A control system for regulating an adjusting mechanism for a vehicle component in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an input for receiving an occupant-initiated signal, wherein the signal is generated during movement of the motor vehicle when an operator element of the adjusting mechanism is activated to cause a desired movement of the vehicle component located within a vehicle passenger compartment area associated with the adjusting mechanism;
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- a module that processes the signal for regulating behavior of the adjusting mechanism so as to prevent or reduce the desired movement of the vehicle component initiated by the vehicle occupant into a safety-critical position only during movement of the motor vehicle upon occurrence of one of expiration of a time interval defined as a function of vehicle speed and beginning with a previous modification of the occupant-initiated signal, exceeding of a maximum vehicle component speed determined as a function of vehicle speed, and exceeding of a vehicle component movement range which is less than a full range of vehicle component motion determined as a function of vehicle speed.
A regulating system in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an electrical adjusting mechanism for adjusting a vehicle component located within a passenger compartment and having an associated operator element;
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- a control unit comprising:
- an input for receiving a signal that is generated when a vehicle occupant actuates the operator element to cause a desired movement of the vehicle component;
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- logic for regulating the adjusting mechanism so as to reduce or prevent the desired movement initiated by the vehicle occupant into a safety-critical position only during movement of the motor vehicle upon occurrence of one of expiration of a time interval defined as a function of vehicle speed and beginning with a previous modification of the occupant-initiated signal, exceeding of a maximum vehicle component speed determined as a function of vehicle speed being exceeded, and exceeding of a vehicle component movement range less than a full range of vehicle component motion determined as a function of vehicle speed.
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