A door control device includes: an electric motor control unit configured to drive, in response to a closing command for closing a door that is driven to be opened and closed by an electric motor, the electric motor; a door closed state detection unit configured to detect a closed state of the door; and a lock command output unit configured to output a lock command to lock a locking device of the door, upon the closed state being detected when a predetermined waiting time has passed after the electric motor was driven by the electric motor control unit in response to the closing command and the closed state was detected by the door closed state detection unit.

A method for controlling a movement of a hood or of an outer body panel of a motor vehicle, includes the steps of acquiring a first input signal relating to a first quantity indicative of a current position of the hood or of the outer body panel, determining a first reference signal corresponding to a target speed for the movement of the hood or of the outer body panel, determining a first control signal as a function of the determined first reference signal, updating the first control signal as a function of the acquired first input signal, thereby obtaining a second control signal for controlling the actuator device, and controlling the actuator device with the second control signal.

The proposed solution in particular relates to a method for generating a haptic feedback on a vehicle part including an operating element that is accessible for a user for manual actuation, and in response to an electronically detected actuation of the operating element, a feedback haptically perceptible for the user is generated in that the vehicle part and the operating element is adjusted back and forth in a power-operated way or is put into vibration.

A door opening and closing assisting apparatus includes: an information obtainer that obtains information on an opening and closing velocity of a door on a vehicle; a door actuator that performs driving for assisting the opening and closing operation of the door; a target assisting power computer that computes a target assisting power for assisting the opening and closing operation of the door; and a controller that performs driving control for the door actuator based on the target assisting power. The target assisting power computer calculates, based on the opening and closing velocity of the door obtained by the information obtainer, a standard assisting power which is assisting power required to maintain the opening and closing velocity, makes a correction by decreasing the calculated standard assisting power according to a predetermined rule, and sets the standard assisting power after the decrease correction as the target assisting power.

A door opening and closing assisting apparatus that assists an opening and closing operation of a door on a vehicle is provided. The door opening and closing assisting apparatus includes: an information obtainer that obtains information on an opening and closing acceleration of the door; a door actuator that performs driving for assisting the opening and closing operation of the door; a target assisting power computer that computes a target assisting power for assisting the opening and closing operation of the door; and a controller that performs driving control for the door actuator based on the target assisting power. The controller starts the driving control for the door actuator at a timing at which the information obtainer obtains the opening and closing acceleration of the door.

A machine tool includes: a cover; a door; a drive mechanism; a detection unit; and an operation panel that receives an operation for the machine tool. A control device of the machine tool performs: processing to control the drive mechanism such that the door is opened, based on the operation panel receiving a first opening operation; processing to obtain an actual position from the detection unit and store the actual position as an opening position of the door, based on the operation panel receiving an operation to determine a position; and processing to control the drive mechanism such that the door is located at the opening position, based on the operation panel receiving a second opening operation. An opening speed of the door during the first opening operation is slower than an opening speed of the door during the second opening operation.

A vehicle having a powered tailgate is provided. The vehicle includes a body, a powered tailgate pivotally connected to the body, an actuator operatively coupled to the tailgate to move the tailgate between open and closed positions, and sensors configured to sense an object in a swing path of the tailgate. The vehicle also includes a controller for processing signals output from the sensor and identifying and classifying the object, and controlling the actuator to move the tailgate between the open and closed positions based on the classified object.

A control system for an electric drive assembly of a hatch of a motor vehicle includes a drive assembly configured to reposition a hatch in motorized manner in a time-controlled motion process within a predetermined set hatch-motion time (t.sub.soll) over a predetermined set hatch displacement (s.sub.soll). The control system further includes a regulating unit that regulates the drive assembly to a set hatch speed (v.sub.soll) during the motion process. Wherein, in a motion routine during the motion process, the control system ascertains a residual remaining hatch-motion time (t.sub.Rest) continuously and computes the set hatch speed (v.sub.soll) continuously in accordance with a computation rule on the basis of the remaining hatch-motion time (t.sub.Rest) and supplies the hatch speed to the regulating unit.

A door component for pivoting a movable door of a motor vehicle has a drive with an electric drive motor in order to influence a pivoting of the door between a closed setting and an open setting. A position measure for an angular setting of the door leaf and a speed parameter for an angular speed of the door leaf are detected by a position sensor. During a pivoting of the door leaf with the speed parameter, an electrical setpoint current intensity for the electric drive motor is ascertained, and an associated setpoint voltage is set. Then the current intensity flowing through the drive motor is ascertained. The setpoint voltage is increased if the current intensity is lower than the electrical setpoint current intensity, and the setpoint voltage is decreased if the current intensity is higher than the electrical setpoint current intensity.

A door system includes a controller for controlling the door system. A user computer system transmits information to the controller over a wireless connection to modify operating parameters for controlling the operation of the door system. During installation of the door system sensors may be utilized to determine if the door system has been installed properly. The sensors may be used to identify if the door system is mounted level and plum, and to review the movement, vibration, speed, acceleration, force, or the like of the sensors, and thus, the components to which the sensors are operatively coupled in order to make adjustments to the door assembly. Furthermore, the operating parameters of the installed door system, may be cloned and provided to other door systems in order to quickly clone and distribute the operating parameters of one or more door systems to one or more other door systems.