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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert F. Novak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeff A. Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Gerald J. Heath, Allen Park, MI (US);
Evangelos P. Skoures, Detroit, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle door system is disclosed. The system comprises an actuator, a power source, and a controller. The actuator is configured to adjust a position of a door. The controller is configured to control the actuator with energy provided by the power source. The controller is further configured to identify a charge level of the power source and compare the charge level to at least one threshold. In response the charge level being less than the at least one threshold, the controller is configured to output a warning signal.