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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Larry Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert F. Novak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeff A. Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Gerald J. Heath, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a door rotatably coupled to a vehicle body, wherein a power assist device is coupled between the door and the vehicle body on a hinge assembly. An audio sensor is disposed on the vehicle and is operably coupled to a controller. The controller is configured to receive voice command data from the audio sensor via a signal, identify a control command correlating to the voice command data, and output a signal to the power assist device to move the door according to parameters defined within the control command.