公开(公告)号：US11041734B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16295162

申请日：2019-03-07

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Steven Cyr ,  Michael Reibling ,  Bo Wu ,  Ray Siciak

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60W20/00

Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for optimizing a travel route of a hybrid-electric vehicle inside an emissions-free zone. In one exemplary embodiment, a travel route optimization system can be used to determine a charge level of a battery in the hybrid-electric vehicle and to locate charging stations inside and/or outside the emissions-free zone. The charge level provides an indication of a distance that the hybrid-electric vehicle can travel before a gasoline engine is started. The system can use factors such as the location of the charging stations and the charge level of the battery to generate an optimized travel route for the hybrid-electric vehicle that eliminates starting of the gasoline engine inside the emissions-free zone. The optimized travel route may be updated in real-time so as to allow recharging of the battery on an as-needed basis at a charging station inside or outside the emissions-free zone.

公开(公告)号：US20210020037A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：US16512681

申请日：2019-07-16

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Michael Adel Awad Alla ,  Ray Siciak ,  David A. Symanow ,  Tsung-Han Tsai ,  Dhanunjay Vejalla

IPC: G08G1/01 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/052

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to collect steering, speed, and position data about a plurality of vehicles from one or more infrastructure sensors, identify a vehicle that varies from a specified position in a roadway lane relative to a roadway lane marker or exceeds a threshold speed based on the collected data, instruct the identified vehicle to move to a side of a roadway, and send a message to a central server including an identification of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20200016979A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-16

申请号：US16032300

申请日：2018-07-11

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Michael Adel Awad Alla ,  Mathew A. Boesch ,  Sami Dagher ,  Ray Siciak

IPC: B60L3/00 ,  B60R16/023

Abstract: An electrical system for a vehicle includes a DC/DC converter electrically connected to a high-voltage power source and a first bus, a second bus electrically connected to a second low-voltage power source, and an isolation circuit electrically connected to the first and second buses. The isolation circuit permits current flow in only one direction from the first bus to the second bus.

公开(公告)号：US11875422B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US16770782

申请日：2017-12-14

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Vivekananda Krishnamurthy ,  Kathryn Hamilton ,  Ray Siciak ,  Mahrdad Damsaz

IPC: G06Q50/30 ,  G06F16/24 ,  G06V20/56

CPC classification number: G06Q50/30 ,  G06F16/24 ,  G06V20/56

Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to baggage transportation in a vehicle-sharing environment are described. An automotive vehicle may have a plurality of baggage compartments each respectively having a size capacity and a weight capacity. The vehicle may also have a plurality of sensors capable of monitoring a loading situation of the plurality of baggage compartments. The vehicle may further have a memory element capable of storing capacity data representing the loading situation, as well as a processor capable of updating the capacity data in an event that the loading situation is changed due to a baggage having been loaded to, or unloaded from, a baggage compartment of the plurality of the baggage compartment. The automotive vehicle may be an autonomous ride-sharing vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11183052B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16512681

申请日：2019-07-16

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Michael Adel Awad Alla ,  Ray Siciak ,  David A. Symanow ,  Tsung-Han Tsai ,  Dhanunjay Vejalla

IPC: G08G1/01 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/052

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to collect steering, speed, and position data about a plurality of vehicles from one or more infrastructure sensors, identify a vehicle that varies from a specified position in a roadway lane relative to a roadway lane marker or exceeds a threshold speed based on the collected data, instruct the identified vehicle to move to a side of a roadway, and send a message to a central server including an identification of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20200238787A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16256517

申请日：2019-01-24

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Michael Adel Awad Alla ,  Ray Siciak

IPC: B60H1/00 ,  G06F1/20

Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to predict an overheat time at which a vehicle computer temperature will exceed a threshold and actuate a cooling component when the overheat time is prior to an initiation time of a trip.

公开(公告)号：US20190375298A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-12

申请号：US16002121

申请日：2018-06-07

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： David A. Symanow ,  Michael Adel Awad Alla ,  Ray Siciak ,  Vincent J. Boscheratto ,  Hamed Babazadehrokni ,  Robert Brown

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  B60L1/00

Abstract: A vehicle includes a low-voltage battery electrically coupled to a powertrain, and a computer programmed to put the vehicle in a minimal risk condition in response to a state of charge of the low-voltage battery falling below a threshold. The vehicle may further include a DC/DC converter electrically coupled to the powertrain and to the low-voltage battery, and a high-voltage battery electrically coupled to the powertrain.

公开(公告)号：US20220222983A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17146714

申请日：2021-01-12

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Dhanunjay Vejalla ,  David A. Symanow ,  Ray Siciak

IPC: G07C5/08 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G01C21/36

Abstract: A plurality of fault conditions are detected on a communication network onboard a vehicle. The detected fault conditions, a fault condition importance, environment conditions, and a vehicle operation mode are input to a neural network that outputs rankings for respective detected fault conditions. The neural network is trained by determining a loss function based on a maximum likelihood principle that determines a probability distribution that ranks the detected fault conditions. The vehicle is operated based on the rankings of the fault conditions.

公开(公告)号：US11281217B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16452122

申请日：2019-06-25

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： David Michael Herman ,  Daniel A. Makled ,  Michael Mcquillen ,  Ashwin Arunmozhi ,  Michael Adel Awad Alla ,  Ray Siciak ,  Bo Wu

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B60W20/13 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60W50/00

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to predict a user arrival time based on data of a user and a user origin location, deactivate a propulsion of the vehicle upon arriving at the user origin location, and deactivate one or more additional vehicle components based on the user arrival time.

公开(公告)号：US11029702B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16265787

申请日：2019-02-01

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Kathryn Hamilton ,  Michael Adel Awad Alla ,  Ray Siciak

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B60R25/25 ,  B60R25/23 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/44 ,  B60R25/24

Abstract: A system, comprising a computer that includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive authentication an operator of a service controller from a server computer, identify a vehicle by scanning a physical code with the service controller and pair the service controller with the vehicle. The vehicle can be operated with the service controller.