Patent ID: 6874733
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: B64C,B64F

Abstract:
1. A system for locking a canopy to a vehicle, the system comprising: one or more devices attached to the canopy; one or more latches slideably received within a canopy rail of the vehicle for making contact with the one or more devices and locking the canopy to the vehicle; one or more latch controllers for controlling position of the one or more latches; a canopy position sensor for sensing the position of the canopy; a canopy controller for controlling position of the canopy; one or more latch position sensors for sensing the position of the one or more latches; and a vehicle position sensor for sensing the position of the vehicle, wherein the one or more latch controllers control the position of the one or more latches based on at least one of the sensed position of the canopy or the status of the canopy controller, wherein the canopy controller controls the position of the canopy based on the sensed position of the one or more latches and the sensed position of the vehicle.