The opening-closing control system includes an outputter that outputs a control signal for controlling an operation of an opening-closing member configured to open and close an opening provided in a first facility, and an obtainer that obtains alert information on an alert from a second facility different from the first facility. Then, the outputter outputs the control signal for controlling the opening or closing of the opening by the opening-closing member based on the information.

An anti-pinch window control system and an anti-pinch window control method are disclosed. The anti-pinch window control system includes a door panel, a glass window, a sound detection module, and a control module. When the glass window is closing, if a sound position of a sound on the glass window is close to an end portion of the glass window, the control module controls the glass window to stop closing. The sound on the glass window serves as the main judgment standard for the anti-pinch window control system, which can reduce the possibility of misjudgment.

A hydrodynamic water blocking device for an underground garage includes a water blocking plate assembly and side rail assemblies, wherein the water blocking plate assembly includes a first water blocking element, one end of the first water blocking element is rotationally connected with a base, the other end of the first water blocking element is rotationally connected with one end of a second water blocking element, the first and second water blocking elements have foamed layers, the base has grooves capable of accommodating the embedded foamed layers, water inlets formed in the base communicate with the grooves, each of the side rail assemblies includes a side plate with an ascending rail including a horizontally disposed linear rail and an arc-shaped lifting rail, the second water blocking element has a walking assembly embedded in the ascending rail which is connected with a driving mechanism installed at the second water blocking element.

A safety system for detecting a body part in a dangerous area of a vehicle, a convertible roof having such a safety system and a corresponding method. The safety system includes at least one sensor node which respectively has a capacitive sensor and a processing unit, wherein the capacitive has at least one electrode and is designed to capture a capacitance change on account of a body part approaching the electrode, and wherein the processing unit is designed to generate capacitance change data on the basis of a capacitance change captured by the capacitive sensor; an evaluation unit which is designed to detect that there is a body part in a dangerous area at least on the basis of received capacitance change data; a data transmission device for transmitting the generated capacitance change data from a sensor node to the evaluation unit.

A vehicle tailgate structure of a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle tailgate structure includes a tailgate located at the rear of the vehicle; a garnish covering a top surface of the tailgate and configured to deform when an external load applies on the garnish, the garnish including a plurality of rib structures along an interior surface of the garnish and a screw portion including the garnish around a screw of the screw portion; and a touch sensor extending along the top surface of the tailgate and covered by the garnish, the touch sensor configured to detect deformation of the garnish, the touch sensor including touch sensor wires connecting to a control system of the vehicle.

An autonomous vehicle includes: a stop prohibition area that is set in a vicinity of a door; a camera; a door opening and closing control unit performs automatic opening and closing of the door in a case where it is determined that the door is automatically openable and closable; and a door opening and closing switch that is provided in the vicinity of the door and opens and closes the door upon operation by an occupant. When an operation of the door opening and closing switch is performed, the door opening and closing control unit executes opening and closing of the door based on the operation of the door opening and closing switch in preference to the automatic opening and closing of the door based on the determination on the image.

A power window device includes a control unit configured to monitor a first potential at one end of a first switch circuit including a window closing switch and a second potential at one end of a second switch circuit including a window opening switch, and determine that submersion has occurred when the first or second potential is in a first or second submersion potential range. During a normal time, the control unit outputs a window closing command signal when the first potential is a potential at a time of the window closing switch being operated, and outputs a window opening command signal when the second potential is a potential at a time of the window opening switch being operated. At a time of submersion, the control unit does not output the window closing command signal, and outputs the window opening command signal.

The invention is an automated window mechanism having an electric motor attached to a sliding panel of a window configured to open and close the window by moving the sliding panel. The electric motor has a locked state in which the electric motor and sliding panel are stationary. The automated window mechanism also includes a monitor configured to detect an external force applied to the sliding panel while the electric motor is in the locked state. In response to the monitor detecting the external force while the electric motor is in the locked state the positive lead and the negative lead to a same electric potential thereby rendering the electric motor an electric brake impeding the external force from moving the sliding panel. A method and system for preventing unwanted movement of an automated window are also disclosed.

Universal rotary actuators (URAs) and door assemblies having the URAs are disclosed. In some embodiments, the URA includes a motor, a worm gear driven by the motor, a worm wheel having teeth that mesh with threads of the worm gear, a pinion gear attached to the worm wheel, drive gear rotatably connected to the pinion gear, an output shaft attached to the drive gear, and a controller assembly disposed between the drive gear and the motor, the controller selectively controlling direction and speed of the motor. In some embodiments, the URA additionally includes a quick release assembly that moves the pinion gear between an engaged position in which the pinion gear is rotatably connected to the drive gear and a disengaged position in which the pinion gear is not rotatably connected to the drive gear.

A control device is mounted on a vehicle including a door opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing a door of an entrance and exit where a passenger gets on and off, and a shift device for changing a driving range of a transmission. The driving range is input to the control device and the control device opens and closes the door by the door opening and closing mechanism. The control device permits opening of the door when the driving range is a parking range, and prohibits a change of the driving range of the shift device when the driving range is the parking range and the door is open.