Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a driving controller that performs automated driving in which at least one of speed or steering control of a vehicle is performed automatically, and manual driving in which both speed and steering control are performed based on an operation by an occupant, by implementing one of plural driving modes having different levels of automated driving; an operation element that receives a driving operation by an occupant of the vehicle; a storage controller that stores information related to a positional relationship of the operation element with respect to the occupant in each driving mode, and that, when a positional relationship of the operation element with respect to the occupant has been changed, stores information related to the changed positional relationship; and a drive controller that drives an adjustment mechanism to adjust the positional relationship between the operation element and the occupant, based on the positional relationship.

Abstract: A backup controller which is capable of suppressing an unintended operation performed by a motor which rotates in both of a normal rotation direction and a reverse rotation direction is provided. The control unit of the backup controller activates the second relay and the backup circuit in a case where a state in which the motor is rotating in the first direction even though the first relay is not activated is transmitted from the monitoring unit. Further, the control unit activates the first relay and the backup circuit in a case where a state in which the motor is rotating in the second direction even though the second relay is not activated is transmitted from the monitoring unit.

Abstract: A backup controller which is capable of suppressing an unintended operation performed by a motor which rotates in both of a normal rotation direction and a reverse rotation direction is provided. The control unit of the backup controller activates the second relay and the backup circuit in a case where a state in which the motor is rotating in the first direction even though the first relay is not activated is transmitted from the monitoring unit. Further, the control unit activates the first relay and the backup circuit in a case where a state in which the motor is rotating in the second direction even though the second relay is not activated is transmitted from the monitoring unit.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided in which a motor 11 with reduction gears, a clutch 12 and a gas stay are provided between a vehicle body 2 and a tailgate 1 so that a fully opened position of the tailgate can be held by virtue of a thrust of the gas stay only, and in this apparatus, when a closure of the tailgate from its own weight is detected after the motor with reduction gears is disconnected, the motor with reduction gears is connected to the tailgate to drive to forcibly close it after the tailgate is driven to be opened to the fully opened position thereof. By this construction, when the holding force of the opened position is short, since the tailgate is closed after it is opened to the fully opened position once, cargo loading and unloading work can be completed while the tailgate is so closed.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided in which a motor 11 with reduction gears, a clutch 12 and a gas stay are provided between a vehicle body 2 and a tailgate 1 so that a fully opened position of the tailgate can be held by virtue of a thrust of the gas stay only, and in this apparatus, when a closure of the tailgate from its own weight is detected after the motor with reduction gears is disconnected, the motor with reduction gears is connected to the tailgate to drive to forcibly close it after the tailgate is driven to be opened to the fully opened position thereof. By this construction, when the holding force of the opened position is short, since the tailgate is closed after it is opened to the fully opened position once, cargo loading and unloading work can be completed while the tailgate is so closed.

Abstract: In a method for controlling a powered sliding door system, a standard time period for the sliding door to pass a calibration interval defined near a fully closed position under a standard duty ratio condition is measured, and the duty ratio of the drive pulse signal for the motor in the remaining interval of operation is determined from this standard time period so that the sliding door may move at a prescribed speed irrespective of the load acting on the door. This control method can be favorably used in combination with the process of detecting an obstacle in the path of the sliding door, which is based on the detection in the reduction in the speed of the sliding door, without any interference between them.