Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Kevin Lamm

Brian Karl Lickfelt

A system and method for determining at least one zone associated with automatic control of a barrier that include determining a traveling direction of a vehicle with respect to the barrier. The system and method also include determining at least one dynamic status zone associated with the barrier based on the traveling direction of the vehicle. The system and method additionally include determining at least one barrier control zone associated with the barrier based on the at least one dynamic status zone.

System and method for determining at least one zone associated with automatic control of a barrier

According to one aspect, vehicle power door operation is described herein. A first accelerometer may be mounted to a first portion of a vehicle and a second accelerometer may be mounted to a second portion of the vehicle. A motor controller may control a power operation of a door of the vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) may receive a first measurement from the first accelerometer, receive a second measurement from the second accelerometer, determine an orientation of the vehicle relative to a reference plane based on the first measurement and the second measurement, determine any movement of the vehicle relative to the reference plane based on the first measurement and the second measurement, and adjust the power operation of the power door by the motor controller based on the determined orientation and the determined movement.

Operation of vehicle power doors

A system and method for automatically controlling movement of a barrier that include determining at least one zone associated with the barrier. The system and method also include determining a current state of the barrier. The system and method additionally include sending a barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier. The system and method further include presenting the current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is updated based on remotely controlling the movement of the barrier.

System and method for automatically controlling movement of a barrier

A system and method for managing autonomous operation of a plurality of barriers that include sending at least one barrier control signal from a vehicle to a barrier controller associated with a first barrier of the plurality of barriers to traverse the first barrier. The system and method also include sending at least one barrier control signal from the vehicle to a barrier controller associated with a second barrier of the plurality of barriers to traverse the second barrier. The system and method additionally include sending at least one barrier status update request signal to the barrier controller associated with the first barrier to determine an updated state of the first barrier. The system and method further include sending at least one barrier status update request signal to the barrier controller associated with the second barrier to determine an updated state of the second barrier.

System and method for managing autonomous operation of a plurality of barriers

A system and method for providing a countdown notification relating to a movement of a barrier that include measuring a duration of the movement of the barrier. The system and method also include determining a current state of the barrier and sending at least one barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier. The system and method further include presenting the countdown notification relating to the movement of the barrier.

System and method for providing a countdown notification relating to a movement of a barrier

A system and method for remotely controlling and determining a status of a barrier that include determining that a vehicle is parked at a predetermined vicinity of the barrier. The system and method also include sending at least one barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier based on the initial state of the barrier. The system and method additionally include determining a current state of the barrier. The system and method further include presenting the current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is presented to display if the current state of the barrier is a closed state based on the at least one barrier control signal sent to remotely control movement of the barrier.

System and method for remotely controlling and determining a status of a barrier

A system and method for handling a vector state change upon remotely controlling a barrier that include determining a current state of the barrier when a vehicle travels through at least one first zone associated with the barrier. The system and method also include sending at least one barrier control signal to a barrier controller associated with the barrier when the vehicle travels through at least one second zone to automatically control movement to traverse the barrier to an updated state based on the current state of the barrier. The system and method additionally include determining that the vector state change of the vehicle occurs upon the vehicle traveling through the at least one second zone. The system and method further include presenting a user interface alert regarding the vector state change of the vehicle and the updated state of the barrier.

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Pataskala, OH, United States of America

Kevin Lamm