Authors:
Kum-Gil Sung
1
;
Min-kyu Park
1
and
Byoungsoo Lee
2
Affiliations:
1
Yeungnam College of Science and Technology, Korea, Republic of
;
2
Keimyung University, Korea, Republic of
Keyword(s):
Smart Door, Power-assist, Passenger Vehicle, Human Friendly.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
;
Mechatronic Systems
;
Robotics and Automation
;
Vehicle Control Applications
Abstract:
In this study, to enhance the ease of opening and closing the doors of the passenger vehicle, a smart door with a power assist mechanism consisting of a motor and clutch was developed and tested. A power assist mechanism mounted within the vehicle’s door is proposed and modeled. The required force necessary to control the designed mechanism during the vehicle’s roll, pitch and the opening angle of the door has been established. Finally, the improvement in the ease of opening and closing doors by utilizing the designed ower assist mechanism was tested and proven through an experimental verification.