Patent ID: 11901725
Assignee: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC H  B  E | IPC B  E  H

Claim 6:
7. A system for controlling a vehicle power tailgate comprising:
a motor operably connectible to a tailgate and configured to open the tailgate at any of at least a first predetermined tailgate opening speed and a second predetermined tailgate opening speed lower than the first opening speed;
a processor; and
a memory communicably coupled to the processor and storing a tailgate control module including instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to, responsive to a determination that an external load is being applied to the tailgate when the tailgate is in a closed condition, control operation of the motor to open the tailgate at the second opening speed if an estimated magnitude of the load is below a predetermined threshold load.