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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Holbrook Brown, Temecula, CA (US);
Aragorn Zolno, Whittier, CA (US);
James M. Lombardi, Grosse Point Woods, MI (US);
Crescenzio Pelino, Clinton Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Daniel Blair, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer storage configured for determining period-ending positions of multiple parts movable by select actuation of corresponding active materials. The operations include receiving, from a work-source sensor, work-source input indicating a distance moved by the work source and a direction of the movement, and determining, based on the work-source input and a first and second status histories, corresponding to a first and a second part, respectively, first and second distances travelled by the parts, respectively. Operations also include calculating, based on the first and second distances determined and first and second period-starting positions, corresponding to the first and second parts, respectively, first and second period-ending positions for the first and second parts, respectively.