-
公开(公告)号:US20180197440A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-12
申请号:US15837758
申请日:2017-12-11
申请人: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
CPC分类号: G09B19/167 , B60K35/00 , B60K2370/175 , B60K2370/193 , B60K2370/334 , B60K2370/736 , B60W30/00 , G02B27/0101 , G02B2027/0138 , G02B2027/014 , G02B2027/0141 , G05D1/0061 , G05D2201/0213 , G09B5/02 , G09B5/04 , G09B19/14
摘要: A method and apparatus for teaching and/or evaluating driving behavior of a driver of an autonomous-capable vehicle. The vehicle is operated in a manual-control mode wherein a driver has manual control, and a communication device (audio speaker, visual display, etc.) issues an instruction to the driver to perform a task. As the driver is attempting to perform the task, a sensor monitors the driver's behavior. A driver instruction module (that interfaces with the vehicle's autonomous driving module) determines a deviation between the driver's behavior and a desired behavior to perform the task. If the deviation exceeds a permissible amount, the vehicle is placed under autonomous control (control is taken away from the driver) and the task is completed in a manner that is in accordance with the desired behavior.
-
公开(公告)号:US20180196421A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-12
申请号:US15865473
申请日:2018-01-09
申请人: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
CPC分类号: G05D1/0022 , B60R11/04 , B60R25/252 , B60R2300/8006 , B60W30/00 , G05D1/0038 , G05D1/0088 , G05D2201/0212 , G05D2201/0213 , G06K9/00362 , G06K9/00832
摘要: A method of operating a self-driving (autonomous) motor vehicle to transport a passenger who requires supervision. An authorization of a sender to operate the vehicle is checked and, if authorized, the sender provides instructions to a vehicle control unit to designate a destination and one or more authorization criterion that must be met by a recipient in order to unlock the vehicle and take custody of the passenger at the destination. The vehicle travels to the destination autonomously, during which travel the status of the passenger is monitored and transmitted wirelessly to a device in the possession of the sender. At the destination, unlocking of the vehicle is permitted upon confirmation of the authorization criterion by the recipient.
-
公开(公告)号:US20180178867A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-28
申请号:US15389651
申请日:2016-12-23
申请人: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
CPC分类号: B62D65/06 , B23P19/04 , B23P19/10 , B62D65/028
摘要: A method is disclosed for verifying the alignment of a door with a door opening defined by a vehicle body sub-assembly. Sets of two-way sensors and a four-way sensors are used to locate feature, or hole, locations including a master hole location on the body/side. Other two-way sensors and four-way sensors are used to locate door hanging fixture pin locations on the doors before the doors are assembled to the body/side. After the doors are assembled to the body/side, two-way sensors and four-way sensors locate feature, or hole, locations on the installed doors and compare them to the previously measured master location.
-
94.
公开(公告)号:US20180155577A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15370550
申请日:2016-12-06
申请人: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
CPC分类号: C09J5/10 , B29C66/98 , B60J10/00 , B60J10/50 , B60J10/84 , Y10T29/49776 , Y10T29/49778 , Y10T29/4978
摘要: A method of assembling a door on a vehicle begins by identifying critical fit areas between the door seal and the door frame. Pressure indicator tape is adhered to the seal in critical fit areas and the door is closed against the seal to produce a marking on the pressure indicator tape. Intensity of the marking is visually compared to a reference pressure intensity scale to establish an observed pressure intensity level. The observed pressure intensity level may be recorded, correlated to a specific critical fit area and analyzed to make operational and design improvements to the door, door frame or seal.
-
公开(公告)号:US20180126892A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-10
申请号:US15809808
申请日:2017-11-10
申请人: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
发明人: Rainer SOUSCHEK , Guenter Hans GROSCH , Thomas GERHARDS , Tobias RICKE , Alexandra GATZWEILER , Philipp WOLF
CPC分类号: B60P3/073 , B60L8/003 , B60L53/14 , B60L53/30 , B60L58/12 , B60L2200/20 , B60P3/06 , B60R5/006 , B60R9/00 , B60R19/48 , B62K3/002 , B62K15/006 , B62K2202/00 , B62K2204/00
摘要: A motor vehicle having an auxiliary stowage compartment for transporting a compact scooter. The motor vehicle having an engine compartment, a passenger compartment, a luggage compartment in addition to the auxiliary stowage compartment. The auxiliary stowage compartment is accessible from the outside of the motor vehicle, and is opened and closed by a cover that is part of the outer skin of the vehicle wherein the additional stowage compartment is configured to receive a compact scooter.
-
公开(公告)号:US20180111179A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-26
申请号:US15299900
申请日:2016-10-21
申请人: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
CPC分类号: B21C51/00 , B21D22/022 , B21D37/16 , C21D1/673 , C21D11/005
摘要: A hot stamping system includes a controller programmed to alter a coolant flow rate, without altering cycle time, in an active cooling system of a die arrangement, configured to hot stamp metal into components, based on an amount of heat transferred from the components to the active cooling system such that a grain structure of the components transitions from an austenitic state to a martensitic state while the die arrangement is closed.
-
公开(公告)号:US20170356484A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-14
申请号:US15615282
申请日:2017-06-06
发明人: William John Mallard
摘要: A fastener assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. The fastener assembly comprises a fastener configured to couple a first component to a second component of the motor vehicle, the fastener comprising a shank configured to be received within a bore of the first component; and a retaining member, the retaining member being couplable to the fastener and the first component, the retaining member comprising an opening configured to receive the fastener shank and to provide a resistance against the removal of the fastener shank from the bore of the first component, wherein the retaining member comprises a deformable portion configured to deform from a first state to a second state by virtue of the operating environment of the first component such that the fastener may be removed from the bore when the deformable portion is in the second state following operation of the motor vehicle.
-
公开(公告)号:US20170349722A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-07
申请号:US15612717
申请日:2017-06-02
申请人: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
发明人: Jennifer Haijin Zhu , Ji Zhang , Mark Allen Dearth , Timothy James Hallifax , Mica Marie Debolt , Deborah Frances Mielewski
IPC分类号: C08J9/36
CPC分类号: C08J9/365 , C08J2201/036 , C08J2375/04 , C08J2405/16
摘要: A method of reducing aldehyde concentration in a vehicle cabin air, the method includes applying a solution comprising aldehyde scavenger(s) onto an outer surface of a foam article located or to be located within a vehicle cabin to form a top layer of the article such that aldehyde species are trapped within the article and prevented from being released into the cabin air.
-
公开(公告)号:US20170349716A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-07
申请号:US15612705
申请日:2017-06-02
申请人: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
发明人: Jennifer Haijin Zhu , Ji Zhang , Mark Allen Dearth , Timothy James Hallifax , Mica Marie Debolt , Deborah Frances Mielewski
CPC分类号: C08J3/203 , B29C33/60 , B29C44/02 , B29K2025/06 , B29K2027/06 , B29K2067/046 , B29K2075/00 , B29L2031/3005 , C08B37/0012 , C08G18/4829 , C08G18/4841 , C08G18/6484 , C08G2101/00 , C08J5/18 , C08K5/0008 , C08K5/20 , C08L67/02 , C09D5/033 , C09D7/63 , C09D7/65 , C09D105/16 , C08L75/04
摘要: A method of forming a vehicle interior foam article, the method including applying a mold release agent onto an inner surface of a mold, delivering a solution having aldehyde scavenger(s) to the mold such that a reaction of the aldehyde scavenger(s) with the mold release agent is prevented, delivering a foam material into the mold, and casting the article.
-
公开(公告)号:US20170309924A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-26
申请号:US15649150
申请日:2017-07-13
申请人: Daimler AG , Ford Motor Company
发明人: Sumit Kundu , Scott McDermid , Amy Shun-Wen Yang , Liviu Catoiu , Darija Susac
IPC分类号: H01M4/92 , H01M8/1007 , H01M4/88
CPC分类号: H01M4/926 , H01M4/8828 , H01M4/92 , H01M4/923 , H01M4/925 , H01M8/1007
摘要: In solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells, an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst may be incorporated at the anode along with the primary hydrogen oxidation catalyst for purposes of tolerance to voltage reversal. Incorporating this OER catalyst in a layer at the interface between the anode's primary hydrogen oxidation anode catalyst and its gas diffusion layer can provide greatly improved tolerance to voltage reversal for a given amount of OER catalyst. Further, this improvement can be gained without sacrificing cell performance.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-