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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Koji Nagase, Novi, MI (US);
Daisuke Yamada, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for operating a power tailgate system involve a vehicle that includes a tailgate, a motor connected with the tailgate for interdependent movement, and a motor circuit for the motor. The embodiments include, upon the initiation of a driving event in the vehicle, identifying that the tailgate is unclosed. The embodiments further include, in response to identifying that the tailgate is unclosed, upon the initiation of the driving event, irrespective of whether the tailgate is moving or not moving, checking the tailgate against movement during the driving event, wherein checking the tailgate against movement includes operating the motor circuit to electrically brake the motor.