DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SAFETY OF A LIFTING PLATFORM FOR A VEHICLE

Method and device (100) for increasing the operational safety of a lift gate (200) for a vehicle (202), wherein the device (100) comprises at least one detection device (102) which is designed to wirelessly detect a signal from an operating device (204) for the lift gate (200), wherein the device (100) comprises a control device which is designed to control the lift gate (200) depending on the signal from the operating device (204), wherein the device (100) comprises a computing device which is designed to determine a position for the operating device (204), wherein the device (100) comprises a memory, in particular unchangeable during operation of the lift gate (200) for a user of the lift gate (200) and the operating device (202), for information about a space (206) released for operation of the lift gate (200), wherein the space (206) surrounds or encompasses at least a part of a working area (208) of the lift gate (200), and wherein the space (206) is limited to positions depending on a geometry of the vehicle (202) for which at least during operation of the lift gate (200) a line of sight to at least part of the working area (208) is possible, wherein the computing device is designed to permit control by the control device when it is determined that the position for the operating device (204) is within the released space (206), or to prevent control by the control device when it is determined that the position for the operating device (204) is outside the released space (206). (Figure 2)