A vehicle closure assembly actuating method includes, among other things, detecting a user approaching the vehicle, and assessing an approach speed of the user. The approach speed is a speed at which the user is approaching the vehicle. The method further includes opening a closure assembly of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the approach speed from the assessing.

The Intelligent Door Opening system consists of several devices that work together to identify approaching individuals, verify that they should be allowed access, which can be conducted by several different means. Once they have been approved the system will then grant them access by opening the door and then closing said door when the individual has entered the building. The Intelligent Door Opening system will also comprise several devices to add additional security to the primaries home, examples being a deadbolt that stops hackers from being able to control the other devices, a camera, and a secure locking system. The intelligent Door Opening system will add all the convenience of an automatic door as seen at a mall, but with the security to ensure that only people that are allowed access will be allowed to enter.

A motor vehicle includes a body, a side door hinged to the body so that it can rotate about an axis towards a side of the motor vehicle between a closed configuration and an open configuration; a motorized opening device, which is controllable to move the door from the closed configuration towards the open configuration; command receiving means to receive an opening request command for the door from the outside of the motor vehicle; and a control unit (ECU) configured to control the opening device so that the door rotates from the closed configuration towards the open configuration in response to the opening request command.

An automatic opening and closing device of door includes a locking unit arranged on the door, a door driving unit configured for driving the door to open or close, a signal receiving unit configured for receiving external or internal signals of the door, and a control unit electrically communicated and connected with the signal receiving unit. The locking unit includes a lock and a power motor. The power motor and the door driving unit are electrically communicated and connected with the control unit. When the signal receiving unit senses a correct door opening signal from the inside or outside of the door, the control unit will first command the power motor to drive the lock to be unlocked and command the door driving unit to act to open the door. After a person has passed the door, the control unit will command the door driving unit to act to close the door and command the power motor to link and drive the lock to be locked. It can be noted that the person does not need to contact any part of the door or the lock, so as to prevent virus infection, which achieves an epidemic prevention effect.

A control system includes a sensor system that may detect entry of a person into a detection curtain in front of a door, and a controller that may receive a first signal from the sensor system indicating the entry of the person into the detection curtain. The controller may determine a state of the door and generate a second signal responsive to receiving the first signal and while the state of the door indicates that the door can be opened. The control system also may include one or more actuators that may be coupled with the door and to open the door without the person touching the door responsive to receiving the second signal from the controller.

A vehicle door opening apparatus including a door that is electrically openable, an operator operating button and a passenger operating button for a door opening operation, and a BSM for detecting whether a moving object is approaching, in which in a case where the BSM detects that a moving object is approaching, when an opening operation is performed with the operator operating button or the passenger operating button, opening the door is not allowed, and when an emergency opening operation is performed with the operator operating button, opening the door is allowed.

Embodiments of systems and methods for operating a power tailgate system include overload checking a tailgate latched by a latch that is in a full-latching position, connected with a latch actuator, and activated by the latch actuator for non-revertible movement in a latching direction. Overload checking the tailgate includes operating the latch actuator to over-stroke the latch, identifying an over-stroking load on the latch actuator, and based on the over-stroking load on the latch actuator, determining whether the tailgate is overloaded or not overloaded. Over-stroking the latch includes moving the latch in the latching direction from the full-latching position to an over-stroking position, and the over-stroking load on the latch actuator is associated with its operation to over-stroke the latch.

The invention relates to a braking mechanism (10) for a movable door wing (1) with an electric motor (14) operating as a generator, the at least one drive shaft of which can be rotated by a movement of the door wing (1), and at the terminals thereof, a movement-dependent output voltage is produced, which is applied to an evaluation and control unit (20), and a stop spring (12) which damps a manual opening movement of the door wing (1) between a predetermined opening angle and a maximum opening angle with a constant first damping, and a corresponding door with a braking mechanism of this type. In accordance with to the invention, the evaluation and control unit (20) performs a pulse width modulation (PWM) of the motor current cooperating with the output voltage and establishes an effective sequence of braking force, which generates a variable second damping of the opening movement of the door wing (1), so that the door wing (1), when released, stops upon reaching the maximum opening angle.

An automated window mechanism having a motor and a force measuring component. A movement path is defined for the window movement relative to a window frame. The force-measuring component measures the force required to move the window along the movement path. The force required is stored as a force map and is a function of position along the path. Deviations from the force map cause the motor to take measures which may include stopping the motor.

A vehicle door assembly includes a vehicle body structure, a first door, a second door and a support assembly. The vehicle body structure has a wall portion that defines a door opening. The support assembly is fixed to the wall portion proximate the door opening and has at least one pair of tracks with door support devices and a motorized door mechanism. The door support devices independently support the first door and the second door for movement along the at least one pair of tracks and the motorized door mechanism is configured to raise and lower the door support devices along with the first door and the second door from respective closed orientations covering corresponding sections of the door opening and open orientations exposing the corresponding sections of the door opening.