Patent ID: 11932200
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  E | IPC B  E  G

Claim 12:
13. A method of controlling a powered door on a vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting a mobile device associated with an authorized user in a region proximate the vehicle;
capturing images in the region proximate to the powered door of the vehicle with an imaging device;
processing the captured images to detect one or more users;
searching for a face of the authorized user in the captured images;
activating an actuator to move the powered door to the open position when the face of the authorized user is detected using image recognition;
detecting a gait of the authorized user in the captured images;
determining a presence of the authorized user based on the detected gait; and
activating the actuator to move the powered door to the open position when the gait is indicative of the authorized user, wherein the vehicle has a plurality of powered doors each having an actuator, wherein the method detects a user within a door detection zone proximate one powered door and opens the one powered door.