Method for allocating operating parameters to local control units intended to control a door movement in a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11976507-B2
Application number	US-201916971485-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2019
Priority date	Feb 23, 2018
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

A method for allocating operating parameters to at least two local control units intended to control a door movement for a motor vehicle, wherein: a plurality of parameter records of operating parameters is stored in each local control unit; a plurality of values of a detection criterion is stored in each local control unit, said detection criterion being based on at least two values of an electric variable; for at least one local control unit, a value of the detection criterion is prepared using the electric variable; in each local control unit the detection criterion is queried; and, a parameter record is selected in accordance with the value of the detection criterion determined during the query, and the corresponding operating parameters are allocated to the local control unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of allocating operating parameters to at least two local control units of a motor vehicle each configured to control door movement, the method comprising:
storing a plurality of parameter sets of operating parameters in each of the local control units;
storing recognition criterion based on at least two values of an electrical quantity in each of the local control units;
preparing a value of the recognition criterion for at least one of the local control units, via the electrical quantity;
querying the recognition criterion in each of the local control units;
selecting a parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets based on the value of the recognition criterion determined in response to the querying step;
allocating the operating parameters to the each of the local control units; and
controlling, via the local control units, the door movement by activating at lea st one door motor of the motor vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operating parameters are each allocated to the local control units of a door closing system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operating parameters are each allocated to local control units of a pinch protection system.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
storing, in each of the local control units, at least two values of the recognition criterion, which are each given by different sequences of a plurality of base capacitances of capacitive sensors,
wherein in a first local control unit, the first value of the recognition criterion is arranged in that a plurality of capacitive sensors are interconnected according to a first sequence with the first local control unit, and
wherein in a second local control unit, the second value of the recognition criterion is arranged in that a plurality of capacitive sensors are interconnected according to a second sequence with the second local control unit.

5. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein the method further includes storing capacitance values of a capacitive sensor of the pinch protection system in the first local control unit and in the second local control unit as values of the recognition criterion, which correspond to a relative movement of a vehicle door of the motor vehicle, if it includes the capacitive sensor,
detecting a vehicle door, utilizing the pinch protection system, is moved by a central control unit, and
querying the capacitance values of the capacitive sensor of the relevant vehicle door connected to the respective local control unit.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storing recognition criterion step includes storing recognition criterion based on at least two values of the recognition criterion, which are each based on at least one voltage value, are stored in each of the local control units.

7. The method of claim 6 ,
wherein a first value of the recognition criterion is prepared in a central control unit and is output via a first output of the central control unit at a first of the at least two local control units, and
wherein a second value of the recognition criterion is prepared in the central control unit and is output via a second output of the central control unit at a second of the at least two local control units.

8. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein the first value and the second value of the recognition criterion are each output by the central control unit via a first or second trigger line from the first or second output to the first or second local control unit, and
wherein to control the door movement, a corresponding control command is transmitted between the central control unit and the first or second local control unit via the first or second trigger line.

9. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein in each case a constant first voltage value or a constant second voltage value is utilized as the first value and as the second value (of the recognition criterion.

10. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein a voltage signal changing between at least two voltage values at a first clock frequency is generated in the central control unit, wherein the first clock frequency is prepared as the first value of the recognition criterion, and
wherein a voltage signal changing between at least two voltage values at a second clock frequency is generated in the central control unit, and wherein the second clock frequency is prepared as the second value of the recognition criterion.

11. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein a supply voltage is output at a first point in time at the first control unit in the central control unit, wherein the first point in time is prepared as the first value of the recognition criterion, and
wherein a supply voltage is output at a second point in time at the second local control unit in the central control unit, wherein the second point in time is prepared as the second value of the recognition criterion.

12. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein the method further includes outputting a first or second recognition command at the first or second local control unit, by the central control unit, and
querying the recognition criterion upon the first or second recognition command in the first or second local control unit.

13. The method of claim 6 ,
wherein values of the recognition criterion are stored in each of the local control units, which are each given by different tuples formed from a plurality of predetermined voltage values,
wherein a different value of the recognition criterion is prepared in each case for each of the local control units, in that the voltage values corresponding to the tuple are applied at a number of inputs corresponding to the length of the respective tuple.

14. The method of claim 13 ,
wherein for each of the local control units, the voltage values corresponding to the tuple are each provided by a corresponding number of wire connections of a wire harness, and
wherein in each case one wire connection is connected to one input.

15. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the method further includes querying, in each of the local control units, the recognition criterion in response to a change of the operating state of the motor vehicle, or
wherein an allocation of operating parameters which has been carried out once in one of the local control units is maintained for a predetermined number of changes of the operating state of the motor vehicle.

16. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the method further includes the step of checking in each of the local control units whether upon a query of the recognition criterion a value of the recognition criterion was determined with sufficiently high reliability, and
wherein a selection of the parameter set takes place in dependence on the checking step.

17. A system configured to control a door movement for a motor vehicle, comprising
a first memory configured to store a plurality of parameter sets of operating parameters;
a second memory configured to store a recognition criterion based on at least two values of an electrical quantity;
a sensor configured to query the recognition criterion indicating a measurable property of the electrical quantity;
a processor configured to select a parameter set in dependence on a value of the recognition criterion queried by the sensor; and
one or more control units each configured to control the door movement based on the recognition criteria.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the one or more control units includes a first local control unit and a second local control unit, wherein the first local control unit and second local control unit each

Assignees

• Brose Fahrzeugteile Se & Co Kg Bamberg

Inventors

• Pohl Florian
• Geuther Udo
• Fischer Thomas
• Bekendam René

Classifications

• E05Y2400/304

  Voltage control · CPC title

• E05F15/70 Primary

  with automatic actuation · CPC title

• E05F15/695

  Control circuits therefor · CPC title

• E05Y2400/315

  Curve setting or adjusting · CPC title

• E05Y2400/41

  for multiple motors · CPC title