Active door operation based on voice commands

US9890576B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Larry Dean Elie · Ypsilanti, US
• Timothy J. Potter · Dearborn, US
• Robert F. Novak · Farmington Hills, US
• John Wayne Jaranson · Dearborn, US
• Jeff A. Wallace · Gaylord, US
• Michael M. Azzouz · Farmington, US
• Gerald J. Heath · Allen Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 13, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G10L2015/223
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

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.