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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Scott Averitt, Roseville, MI (US);
Mark Wilson, Pinckney, MI (US);
Scott Averitt, Roseville, MI (US);
Mark Wilson, Pinckney, MI (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method of monitoring the operation of a partition movement system having a partition. In an embodiment, the method includes monitoring a parameter having a relation to movement of the partition, generating a first value based on the monitored parameter, and generating a difference value between the first value and a threshold value. The threshold value is indicative of a potential pinch condition. The method also includes determining a position value of the partition corresponding to a relative position of the partition when the difference value is generated, and using at least one of the difference value and the position value to determine a state of the partition movement system.