US 11,753,860 B2
Vehicle having powered door control with object detection and classification
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); Michael Alan McNees, Flat Rock, MI (US); and Jordan Barrett, Milford, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/411,323.
Prior Publication US 2023/0065657 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E05F 15/00 (2015.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01)
CPC E05F 15/73 (2015.01) [E05F 2015/767 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/354 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/36 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/54 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a body;
a powered door pivotally connected to the body;
an actuator operatively coupled to the powered door to move the powered door between open and closed positions;
a sensor configured to sense one or more objects in a swing path of the powered door; and
a controller processing signals output from the sensor and identifying the object and classifying the object, the controller controlling the actuator to move the powered door between the open and closed positions based on the classified object.