公开(公告)号：US12027149B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US18369283

申请日：2023-09-18

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. Salter ,  Brendan F. Diamond ,  John R. Van Wiemeersch ,  Pietro Buttolo ,  Ryan O'Gorman ,  Joshua R. Wheeler

IPC: G10K11/175 ,  G10L25/51 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/32 ,  H04R3/00

CPC classification number: G10K11/1754 ,  G10L25/51 ,  H04R1/025 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/323 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2499/13

Abstract: A transportation vehicle provides a workspace in a passenger cabin to support a teleconference with a remote party. External sensors are configured to scan the exterior of the vehicle. A sound exciter is configured to generate a masking noise directed to the exterior. A control circuit which enhances privacy of the teleconference is configured to A) detect the audio content of the teleconference being present in the interior of the vehicle, B) quantify an interior sound level of the audio content, C) estimate a discernability of the audio content at an external location accessible to passersby where the audio content can be overheard, and D) activate the sound exciter such that the masking noise is adapted to mask the audio content at the external location.

公开(公告)号：US20240212501A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18145197

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Brendan Diamond ,  Anthony Maraldo ,  Stuart C. Salter ,  Keith Weston ,  Ryan O'Gorman

IPC: G08G1/14 ,  B60L58/13 ,  B60L58/16 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/0967

CPC classification number: G08G1/143 ,  B60L58/13 ,  B60L58/16 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  G08G1/096725 ,  G08G1/145 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2260/52 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: A fleet management system is disclosed. The system may include a transceiver configured to receive parking facility attributes associated with a parking facility and vehicle information associated with each vehicle in a vehicle fleet. The parking facility attributes may include parking resource locations in the parking facility and a parking resource availability information. The vehicle information may include a vehicle operational status and a future expected vehicle usage information. The system may further include a processor configured to determine a parking resource for each vehicle based on the parking facility attributes and the vehicle information. The transceiver may transmit a notification to each vehicle including a location of the determined parking resource and associated time period for parking resource usage.

公开(公告)号：US11996725B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US18153526

申请日：2023-01-12

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. Salter ,  Toussaint Carpenter ,  Brendan Francis Diamond ,  Ryan O'Gorman ,  David Celinske

IPC: H02J7/00

CPC classification number: H02J7/00712 ,  H02J7/0048 ,  H02J7/0063 ,  H02J2207/20

Abstract: A system and method for providing electric power take-off from a high-voltage electric battery to a plurality of external devices includes: receiving a first request from a first external device having a first priority for a supply of power from an electric power take-off connector at a first voltage, a first current, and a first variance tolerance; receiving a second request from a second external device having a second priority for supply of power at a second voltage, a second current, and a second variance tolerance; and assigning available power from the high-voltage battery, via a high voltage (HV) variable direct-current to direct-current (DCDC) converter and a current regulator in electrical communication with the high-voltage battery, to the first and second external devices based upon their respective priorities and variance tolerances.

公开(公告)号：US20240127137A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18046229

申请日：2022-10-13

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. Salter ,  Sanjay Dayal ,  Ryan O'Gorman ,  Pietro Buttolo

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G07C5/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/06311 ,  G07C5/008

Abstract: Systems and methods for fleet management for a fleet of vehicles include collecting data associated with the fleet of vehicles including data associated with a plurality of vehicle operations affecting degradation of each vehicle in the fleet of vehicles, determining a composite score associated with the fleet of vehicles based on the collected data, the composite score associated with both an average score for the fleet and a standard deviation score associated with each vehicle in the fleet of vehicles, wherein a higher composite score relates to a slower degradation of the fleet of vehicles, and altering assignment of the plurality of vehicle operations assigned to each vehicle in the fleet of vehicles based on the composite score data to enable a higher composite score by equalizing an average degradation of the fleet of vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US20240066990A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US17898699

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. Salter ,  Vyas Shenoy ,  Brendan Diamond ,  William David Treharne ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Ryan O'Gorman

IPC: B60L1/00 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L50/61

CPC classification number: B60L1/006 ,  B60L50/61 ,  B60L50/66

Abstract: Remote power supply systems are provided for motor vehicles. The remote power supply systems may power auxiliary devices separate from the vehicle. Exemplary remote power supply systems may include one or more exportable power outlet boxes that include electrical power outlets for connecting the auxiliary devices. The electrical power outlets may be powered by a generator system of the vehicle. A control module associated with the remote power supply system may command one or more vehicle-specific actions designed to reduce the realized sound level at one or more nearby areas of interest when operating the vehicle in a power generation mode.

公开(公告)号：US20230278389A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US17683622

申请日：2022-03-01

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. Salter ,  Jeffrey Robert Seaman ,  Brendan Diamond ,  Annette Lynn Huebner ,  Ryan O'Gorman

IPC: B60H1/00 ,  B60H1/22 ,  G01J5/00 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L58/12

CPC classification number: B60H1/00264 ,  B60H1/2226 ,  B60H1/00821 ,  B60H1/00792 ,  B60H1/0073 ,  G01J5/0025 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L58/12 ,  G01J2005/0077

Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to an outdoor heating system for a motor vehicle, including: a heater electrically connected to a power source of the motor vehicle and to a controller of the motor vehicle, wherein the heater is at least partially outside the motor vehicle, and wherein the controller is configured to issue commands to the heater to selectively adjust an output level of the heater and to selectively adjust an orientation of the heater.

公开(公告)号：US20230234458A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17584665

申请日：2022-01-26

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. Salter ,  Ryan O'Gorman ,  Timothy Harris ,  Peter Phung ,  Katherine Howard-Cone

IPC: B60L53/16 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/66

CPC classification number: B60L53/16 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/66

Abstract: Charge adaptors may be provided as part of a bidirectional energy transfer system for charging multiple vehicles from a single power source. An exemplary charge adaptor may enable intelligent charging of multiple vehicles from the power source through various configurations (e.g., daisy-chain, multiplex, etc.) and strategies (e.g. sequential, parallel, staged, etc.). A microcontroller of the charge adaptor may serve as the primary controller of energy flow through a bidirectional energy transfer system, with other connected devices such as the charge source, vehicles, and other charge adaptors configured to function as periphery control devices. The charge adaptor may implement an AC coupled design in which a common voltage bus is utilized to splice energy to other charge adaptors for enabling bidirectional energy transfers.

公开(公告)号：US20210264699A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-26

申请号：US16801256

申请日：2020-02-26

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Ryan O'Gorman ,  Hannah Bailey ,  Aparna Velampudi ,  Ankur Sharma

IPC: G07C5/08 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: An indicator assembly includes, among other things, a vehicle model that is configured to communicate with a vehicle. The indicator assembly further includes an indicator portion of the vehicle model. The indicator portion is configured to indicate a status of the vehicle based on a communication sent to the vehicle model.

公开(公告)号：US12202406B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US17936030

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. Salter ,  Brendan Diamond ,  Ryan O'Gorman ,  David Celinske ,  Paul Kenneth Dellock ,  David Brian Glickman ,  Vyas Shenoy

IPC: G08B21/00 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60R25/30 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G08B7/06 ,  H01R13/44

Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for guiding an individual to an electrical power outlet in a vehicle. An example method executed by a processor of an electrical power outlet controller in a vehicle includes determining that an individual is seeking an electrical power outlet provided on the vehicle, selecting a first electrical power outlet from a plurality of electrical power outlets provided on the vehicle, and providing location information of the first electrical power outlet. The location information may be provided in various forms such as in the form of an audio signal (a beeping sound produced by a beeper, for example), a visual indication (a light source illuminating the electrical power outlet, for example) an audible instruction (navigation assistance provided via a speaker, for example), a graphical indication (navigation assistance via a personal device), and/or a text message (navigation assistance via a personal device).

公开(公告)号：US12136344B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US18145197

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Brendan Diamond ,  Anthony Maraldo ,  Stuart C. Salter ,  Keith Weston ,  Ryan O'Gorman

IPC: G08G1/14 ,  B60L58/13 ,  B60L58/16

Abstract: A fleet management system is disclosed. The system may include a transceiver configured to receive parking facility attributes associated with a parking facility and vehicle information associated with each vehicle in a vehicle fleet. The parking facility attributes may include parking resource locations in the parking facility and a parking resource availability information. The vehicle information may include a vehicle operational status and a future expected vehicle usage information. The system may further include a processor configured to determine a parking resource for each vehicle based on the parking facility attributes and the vehicle information. The transceiver may transmit a notification to each vehicle including a location of the determined parking resource and associated time period for parking resource usage.