Control schemes for a Force-Actuated vehicle door assistant

Easy operation of vehicle functionality is an important distinguishing mark for competitiveness. Recently, several approaches are presented in order to assist the entry for passengers. In this paper a novel vehicle door is proposed that increases the passengers´ comfort by supporting him with additional forces while opening or closing the door but retaining the common haptic properties of a passive vehicle door. Based on a mechatronic door system, containing an appropriate sensory interface, a full active actuator and a variable impedance control an excellent haptic is provided.