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Automatic opening and closing of trunk lids and liftgates
Valeo’s Power Closure System answers increasing consumer needs for convenient and easy access to the vehicle without any manual action and is enriched with new functionalities: obstacle detection, memorisation of opening angle (unique patented technology), anti-pinch or presence detection.
Valeo, a leading expert in powered closure systems, announces its tailgate and trunk closure system combined with a presence detector.
Valeo’s smart tailgate closure system makes this automatic function even easier to use. The powered tailgate closure is activated operated by a button located in the trunk. This smart system checks that no adults or children are in the tailgate’s way before automatically closing. Users can command the tailgate to close before taking away their luggage with both hands. The tailgate will not close until everyone has left the defined rear detection area.
The system uses the existing four or six ultrasonic sensors at the rear that are part of the Park Assist function.
The Smart Power Closure System (Smart PCS) uses ultrasonic sensors used for objects or persons detection within a distance of 0 to 120 cm and capable of detecting people walking away from the vehicle by checking their movements every 100 milliseconds. The tailgate only starts to close automatically if there are no obstacles and when everyone is at a safe distance. If anyone starts moving towards the vehicle, the system automatically stops the tailgate.
Once the tailgate is closed, the sensors resume their park assist functions.
Valeo supplies all the system’s component parts, which include the powered actuators, four to six ultrasonic park assist sensors and the closure system software wich controls the position and speed of the actuators, performs the anti-pinch function and contains the sensor detection programs.
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