A system for adjusting a vehicle door relative to a vehicle body including an adjusting device, a control device for controlling the adjusting device. The control device is configured to receive an operating command and control the adjusting device based on receiving the operating command, and a sensor device for detecting an object. The control device is configured to evaluate for the purpose of collision protection monitoring whether an operating command is received in a near area relative to the vehicle door via an operating device. For collision protection monitoring, the control device is configured to use a first recognition area in a first operating mode upon receiving an operating command via an operating device in the near area, and in a second operating mode to use a second recognition area different from the first recognition area when an operating command is not received in the near area.

A vehicle includes a powered door having an actuator to move the door between open and closed positions, a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices, and an imaging device oriented to capture images in a region proximate to the powered door. A controller processes the captured images and controls the actuator to move the door to the open position when a mobile device is detected proximate the vehicle and a user is detected in the captured images located in a door detection zone. The controller moves the door to the open position when a face of a user is recognized as an authorized user located in the door detection zone. The controller moves the door to the open position when a gait of the user is detected and identifies the gait are indicative of an authorized user located in the door detection zone.

The disclosure relates to a method for activating a motorized closure element assembly of a vehicle, wherein the closure element assembly comprises a closure element, a control assembly, and a sensor assembly. The measured values of the sensor assembly are monitored by the control assembly to determine whether a triggering operating situation, defined by an operating-situation condition, is present, and an activation of the closure element assembly is triggered by the control assembly upon detection of the triggering operating situation. It is proposed that an operating-situation condition of the triggering operating situation is defined by the orientation of at least one body part of the operator about the vertical axis lying within a predetermined permitted orientation range, and whether the orientation of the body part lies within the permitted orientation range is detected by the sensor assembly and, depending thereon, the activation of the closure element assembly is triggered.

A system that performs a method is disclosed. Image data from a first camera mounted on a vehicle is received, the vehicle including a first element configured to open into a first space external to the vehicle, and the image data indicative of motion of a first object during a first time period, the first object located outside of the first space. Whether the motion of the first object during the first time period indicates that the first object will interfere with operation of the first element during a second time period, after the first time period, is determined. In accordance with a determination that the motion of the first object indicates that the first object will interfere with the operation of the first element during the second time period, an action that avoids the interference is performed.

The invention relates to a door assistance system (1) for a vehicle (F) for preventing damage to vehicle doors (T1-T4) and/or vehicle opening panels (T5) caused by external objects when vehicle doors (T1-T4) and/or vehicle opening panels (T5) are opened. Said system comprises: a calculation unit (7), which evaluates an environmental data model, detected by sensors, of the surroundings of the vehicle (F), in order to determine a space around the vehicle (F) that is free of external objects (H1, H2, O), and which calculates maximum possible open positions of the various vehicle doors (T1-T4) and/or vehicle opening panels (T5) of the vehicle (F) within the free space that has been determined; and a locking unit (8), which locks a vehicle door (T1-T4) and/or vehicle opening panel (T5) of the vehicle (F) when same is opened to the correspondingly calculated maximum permissible open position of the respective vehicle door (T1-T4) and/or vehicle opening panel (T5) in order to prevent contact with an external object and/or to provide entry or exit assistance.

A power door system for a vehicle including a plurality of power-operated doors is provided. The system includes a passive remote entry device configured to emit a signal to one or more cooperating vehicle receivers and a controller configured to cause the power door system to open the at least one power-operated door when the passive remote entry device signal is received and an individual is detected in a predefined activation zone for a predetermined period of time. The system further includes a vehicle-mounted user detection device. The passive remote entry device may be selected from the group consisting of a key fob, a smart key, a key card, a cellular telephone or smartphone configured with a phone-as-a-key function, a Bluetooth®-activated and vehicle-recognized cellular telephone, a Bluetooth®-activated and vehicle-recognized smartphone, and a Bluetooth®-activated and vehicle-recognized smartwatch. Methods for controlling a power door system for a vehicle are described.

Methods and systems for opening an access point of a vehicle. A system and a method may involve receiving wirelessly a signal from a remote controller carried by a user. The system and the method may further involve receiving audio or video data indicating the user approaching the vehicle. The system and the method may also involve determining an intention of the user to access an interior of the vehicle based on the audio or video data. The system and the method may also involve opening an access point of the vehicle responsive to the determining of the intention of the user to access the interior of the vehicle.

A vehicle includes a slope device configured to perform deployment and storage of a slope, a camera, and a door and slope control device configured to communicate with a server including a getting-on reservation database including attribute information of a passenger, and perform deployment and storage of the slope by the slope device, in which the door and slope control device is configured to, when the vehicle is stopped to allow the passenger to get on the vehicle, confirm the attribute information of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database of the server based on an image of the passenger captured by the camera, and perform deployment of the slope depending on the confirmed attribute information.

This apparatus, system, and method for preventing vehicle door related accidents will help to detect oncoming traffic and/or nearby external objects when an occupant of the vehicle or the vehicle processor demonstrates an intent to open the vehicle door, and it would generate an alert for the vehicle users, or generate an external alert for the outside users, or automatically stop the vehicle door from opening further if there was a possibility of an accident involving the vehicle doors or its users. This invention comprises of an internal alert mechanism to alert vehicle users about the oncoming traffic and/or nearby external objects. This invention also comprises of an external alert mechanism, which would generate alert externally that vehicle door is about to be opened. This invention also comprises of a feature to restrict the vehicle doors from opening further when there is a potential for door related accident.

A method for operating a door system, with the door system having a door leaf and with a first sensor unit being configured on a first door side and a second sensor unit on an opposing second door side, and with the approach of a person being detected with the first sensor unit, with the method having at least the following steps: determining a probable approach time of the person after which the person passes through the door system after being first detected; opening the door leaf; storing the approach time; recording an exit time of the person from the second door side using the second sensor unit and holding open the door leaf for an opening period which is determined from the recorded exit time or the approach speed, depending on which time is longer. A door system having a control unit is configured to carry out this method.