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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Timothy Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Roger Akira Kyle, Aubrey, TX (US);
Bryan Else Yamasaki, Frisco, TX (US);
Justin K Shen, Canton, MI (US);
Jackson Zhu, Belleville, MI (US);
Sean Xu, Novi, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A method for a deployable power running board of a vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving sensor data from the vehicle, the sensor data indicating a distance between the power running board and an object, an approaching angle of the object approaching the power running board, and/or a vehicle position status, calculating a distance and/or speed of deployment or retraction of the power running board based on the sensor data, and deploying or retracting the power running board based on the calculated distance and/or speed of deployment or retraction.