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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Steven Feit, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/017 (2006.01); B60G 17/056 (2006.01); B60G 99/00 (2010.01); B60G 17/027 (2006.01); B60G 11/27 (2006.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/017 (2013.01); B60G 11/27 (2013.01); B60G 17/027 (2013.01); B60G 17/0565 (2013.01); B60G 99/002 (2013.01); B60G 2202/412 (2013.01); B60G 2202/413 (2013.01); B60G 2400/952 (2013.01); B60G 2500/324 (2013.01); B60G 2500/326 (2013.01); B60G 2600/20 (2013.01); B60G 2600/202 (2013.01); B60G 2800/202 (2013.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pet mode door and suspension control system and method includes determining whether a door control action has occurred with respect to a door on the vehicle. When determined that the door control action has occurred, the system and method further includes determining whether a pet mode control action is needed. When determined that the pet mode control action is needed, a suspension control command is sent to suspension control system for raising and/or lowering at least one side of the vehicle and a door control command is sent to a power control unit for opening or closing the door in accord with the door control action.