Patent ID: 8362718

Claim:
A device for operating a closing part, driven by a drive, on a device of transportation, the device comprising: a control apparatus associated with the drive and configured to actuate the drive to initiate a measure which is opposed to a movement of the closing part, the drive being selected from the group consisting of an electric drive and an electromechanical drive, the drive being actuated by said control apparatus such that the drive becomes active in a braking fashion with respect to the movement of the closing part; a decision device assigned to the control apparatus, which decides, on a basis of predefined decision criteria, whether the drive will become active in a braking fashion; a sensor system for detecting at least one of a spatial position and a direction of movement of the closing part; and a plausibility-checking device for checking a plausibility of output signals supplied by said sensor system, and a decision as to whether the drive will become active in a braking fashion being taken with consideration of a plausibility-checking result.