公开(公告)号：US10800278B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

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: B60L53/24 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L58/13

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：US11715338B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17146714

申请日：2021-01-12

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

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

IPC: G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06F18/2113 ,  G06F18/2415 ,  B60W60/00

CPC classification number: G07C5/0816 ,  G01C21/3691 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06F18/2113 ,  G06F18/2415 ,  G06N3/08 ,  B60W60/001

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：US20220063527A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17004443

申请日：2020-08-27

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Michael Adel Awad Alla ,  Ray Siciak ,  Daniel J. Martin

IPC: B60R16/033 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/20

Abstract: An electrical power device includes a plurality of switches and a plurality of interfaces configured to removably couple with a corresponding battery of a vehicle. Each switch of the plurality of switches is connected to an interface of the plurality of interfaces and another switch of the plurality of switches. The electrical power device also includes a controller programmed to transition at least a first switch of the plurality of switches from an open state to a closed state based on a charge state of a first battery such that the first switch electrically connects the first battery to a second battery of the vehicle in the closed state.

公开(公告)号：US20210114605A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US16659117

申请日：2019-10-21

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Ming Lang Kuang ,  Mark Douglas Malone ,  Daniel M. King ,  Yuming Niu ,  David Celinske ,  Scott J. Lauffer ,  Ray Siciak ,  John David Jorgensen ,  Jayeshkumar Ramani ,  Suvrat Jain

IPC: B60W50/02 ,  B60W30/192 ,  B60W10/04 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G07C5/00 ,  B60W40/08

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a request to activate a vehicle, receive diagnostic data for one or more vehicle components from an activation component, arbitrate the request and the diagnostic data to identify an activation mode of the vehicle that is one of an unpowered mode, a power-up mode, or a fully-started mode, and instruct the activation component to activate one or more vehicle components associated with the identified activation mode.

公开(公告)号：US10926603B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

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：US20200284599A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

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

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：US20200271470A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16284026

申请日：2019-02-25

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： David A. Symanow ,  Ray Siciak

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36 ,  B60W20/12 ,  B60W20/13

Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory. The processor is programmed to select a route for a vehicle based on an expected vehicle energy usage along the route based on an expected condition along the route in an environment above a road. The processor is further programmed to operate the vehicle along the route.

公开(公告)号：US20200249693A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

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 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B60R25/23 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/44

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.