Patent ID: 9001049
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B60K,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a position of an actuation element in a motor vehicle during an approach to a surface, the method comprising: detecting sensor signals of contactless measuring sensors, wherein the sensor signals indicate a distance of an object relative to a respective sensor position, determining a current position of a center of gravity of the object together with the actuation element based on the detected sensor signals, determining an offset vector based on the determined current position of the center of gravity and independent of the current actual position of the actuation element with respect to the current position of the center of gravity, the offset vector representing an estimated instantaneous difference in position between the current position of the center of gravity the current actual position of the actuation element, and calculating the current position of the actuation element based on the determined current position of the center of gravity and using the determined offset vector.