Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for mitigating liftgate from contacting objects while closing
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Application No.: US15957509Application Date: 2018-04-19
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Publication No.: US11060339B2Publication Date: 2021-07-13
- Inventor: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam , Brian Bennie , Kevin Michael Lysik
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Agent Frank Lollo
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06K9/62 ; E05F15/73 ; E05F15/70 ; E05F15/77 ; E05F15/40 ; G06T7/20 ; G08B21/02 ; G07C9/00 ; B60J5/10 ; G07C9/28 ; G07C9/29

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a liftgate system for mitigating a liftgate from contacting an object within a closing path of the liftgate. The liftgate system includes the liftgate, a camera, and a processor. The liftgate includes a surface facing an interior of the vehicle when the liftgate is closed. The camera is disposed on the surface. The processor detects, via the camera, an object within a closing path of the liftgate. The processors estimate a trajectory of the object when the object is in motion. The processor controls the liftgate based on the estimated trajectory and a speed setting at which the liftgate closes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190323278A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING LIFTGATE FROM CONTACTING OBJECTS WHILE CLOSING Public/Granted day:2019-10-24
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