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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Joseph P. Whinnery, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A powered panel control apparatus and method is used with an electric motor having a rotatable armature. The control detects and generates time periods between the rotation of the armature over a predetermined constant amount of angular rotation. An average time period is computed over a predetermined number of time periods and compared with a threshold time period to determine if an obstacle is present in the path of movement of the panel. Transient counts are accumulated for increasing average time periods over a number of time period samples to detect an obstacle. Endzone ramp compensation adjusts a threshold for the initial entry of the panel into a seal.