Patent ID: 9644403
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: E05B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A vehicle comprising: a control system having a controller; a door having an electronic latch mechanism; the controller being operatively connected to the door; an electronic handle switch operatively connected to the controller and configured to control operation of the electronic latch mechanism based at least partially on an activation of the electronic handle switch; a locking module operatively connected to the controller, the locking module being configured to block the electronic handle switch, thereby preventing the door from being unlatched; the control system having a navigation device operatively connected to the controller and configured to indicate a first position of the vehicle at a first time and a second position of the vehicle at a second time, the navigation device defining a threshold distance; at least one sensor operatively connected to the controller, the at least one sensor being configured to indicate one of at least two states, a first vehicle state and a second vehicle state; wherein the at least one sensor also includes a navigation sensor operatively connected to the controller; wherein the navigation sensor is configured to determine a moving distance of the vehicle, the moving distance of the vehicle being defined as a difference between the first position and the second position; wherein the navigation sensor is configured to indicate a first navigation state when the moving distance is greater than the threshold distance in a predefined time and a second navigation state when the moving distance is less than or equal to the threshold distance in the predefined time; wherein the at least one sensor also includes a rollover sensor operatively connected to the controller and configured to indicate a first roll position when the vehicle is substantially un-rotated and a second roll position when the vehicle has rotated beyond a threshold angle; wherein the at least one sensor also includes a suspension sensor operatively connected to the controller and configured to indicate a first suspension state when a vertical displacement of a suspension system is below a threshold displacement and a second suspension state when the vertical displacement is above the threshold displacement; wherein the controller enables the locking module when one or more predefined operating parameters are met; wherein the controller disables the locking module when at least one entry condition is satisfied; wherein the controller re-enables the locking module when any one of the at least one entry condition is no longer satisfied; wherein the at least one entry condition includes the navigation sensor indicating the second navigation state; wherein the at least one entry condition also includes the rollover sensor indicating the second roll position; and wherein the at least one entry condition also includes the suspension sensor indicating the second suspension state.