公开(公告)号：US11922641B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17352639

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Brian Gabel ,  Joshua Sharpe ,  Keith Weston ,  Andrew Brown

IPC: G06T7/246 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06T7/215 ,  G06T7/55 ,  H04N5/272

CPC classification number: G06T7/248 ,  B60R1/002 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06T7/215 ,  G06T7/55 ,  H04N5/272 ,  B60R2300/304 ,  B60R2300/70 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06T2207/30252

Abstract: A load-monitoring system includes a vehicle processor and a camera mounted in a trailer. The vehicle, via the processor, displays a first image of a trailer load, received from a trailer-mounted camera and receives selection of a monitoring point on the image, via a touch-sensitive user interface displaying the image or other selection mechanism. The vehicle also receives selection of a fixed point on the image, via the user interface. If the monitoring point moves more than a threshold amount, relative to the fixed point, for example, in subsequent images captured by the camera, the vehicle alerts the driver.

公开(公告)号：US20230347886A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18345646

申请日：2023-06-30

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Andrew Brown ,  Brendan F. Diamond ,  Joshua Sharpe ,  Keith Weston

IPC: B60W30/095 ,  B60W60/00 ,  H04W4/021 ,  G08G1/052 ,  G08G1/056 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G08G1/00

CPC classification number: B60W30/0956 ,  B60W60/0027 ,  H04W4/021 ,  G08G1/052 ,  G08G1/056 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W60/00274 ,  G08G1/207 ,  B60W2520/06 ,  B60W2556/50 ,  B60W2520/10

Abstract: A system receives confirmation that a vehicle has accepted automatic control imposition for a drive within a geo-fenced boundary. The system tracks travel of a plurality of vehicles, including the vehicle, within the geo-fenced boundary. The system may determine that the vehicle has a threshold likelihood of encountering at least one of another vehicle or a boundary of the geo-fence at a threshold speed or above and responsive to the determination, impose automatic control on the vehicle, including at least one of controlled braking or speed limiting.

公开(公告)号：US11238497B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16276898

申请日：2019-02-15

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Andrew Brown ,  Keith Weston ,  Joshua Sharpe

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G01C21/36

Abstract: A vehicle includes one or more controllers, programmed to responsive to detecting a vehicle location within a geofence of a first entity, qualify the first entity as one of business candidates to display to a screen; responsive to receiving a promotion from one or more of the business candidates, output the promotion; and responsive to receiving a user input, place a reservation to one of the business candidates.

公开(公告)号：US10555113B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US15988666

申请日：2018-05-24

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Keith Weston ,  Joshua Sharpe ,  Andrew Thomas Cunningham

IPC: H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive, via a vehicle-related interface, an object to be geo-fenced. The processor is also configured to receive adaptive parameters defining how a geo-fence should adapt to data types included with the parameters. The processor is further configured to find an instance of the object and create a geo-fence around the found object. The processor is also configured to track data corresponding to the adaptive parameters while a vehicle travels and adapt the created geo-fence based on the tracked data as guided by the parameters.

公开(公告)号：US20190248370A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US15893351

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Andrew Cunningham ,  Keith Weston ,  Joshua Sharpe

IPC: B60W30/18 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W40/068

CPC classification number: B60W30/18027 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W40/068 ,  B60W2530/20 ,  B60W2540/10 ,  B60W2550/148 ,  B60W2710/0666 ,  B60W2710/18 ,  B60W2720/26

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for launching a vehicle from rest in order to maximize performance for the vehicle launch event. In one example, a method comprises, in preparation of a launch of the vehicle driven by an engine from a resting state, rotating a set of vehicle tires via a controller by adjusting a torque of the engine while vehicle brakes are applied for a duration that is a function of real-time pressure sensor readings of the set of tires. In this way, tire temperature may be determined based on the real-time pressure sensor readings in order to control tire temperature to an optimal tire temperature for the launch event, where the optimal tire temperature is based on a coefficient of friction of the road surface the vehicle is launching from, and where the optimal tire temperature provides for optimal grip for the vehicle launch.