公开(公告)号：US12090862B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17946232

申请日：2022-09-16

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Eric T. Hosey ,  Matthew Neely ,  Matthew E. Gilbert-Eyres ,  Russell A Patenaude

IPC: B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/06 ,  B60L58/24 ,  B60Q3/70

CPC classification number: B60L3/0007 ,  B60L3/0046 ,  B60L3/0061 ,  B60L3/06 ,  B60L58/24 ,  B60Q3/70

Abstract: Presented are intelligent vehicle systems for thermal event mitigation during vehicle towing, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such intelligent control systems. A method of operating a host vehicle includes a resident or remote vehicle controller verifying the host vehicle is an incapacitated state. Responsive to the incapacitation of the host vehicle, the controller detects the host vehicle being towed by a tow vehicle and identifies a wireless-enabled portable computing device (PCD) within a predefined range of the host vehicle. Responsive to the host vehicle being towed, the controller determines if the wireless-enabled PCD is on the tow vehicle while towing the host vehicle. Upon detection of a thermal event in at least one battery cell in the host vehicle's battery system while the host vehicle is being towed, the controller responsively commands a resident vehicle subsystem to execute a control operation to mitigate the thermal event.

公开(公告)号：US20240056751A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US17884618

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Ryan M. Edwards ,  Russell A. Patenaude ,  Eric T. Hosey ,  Matthew Neely

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  H04B17/309 ,  B60R21/015

CPC classification number: H04R29/001 ,  H04B17/309 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  H04R2499/13

Abstract: A system for managing audio performance in a vehicle includes an audio unit having one or more speakers and one or more microphones respectively positioned in and/or around the vehicle. The speakers transmit an audio signal within the vehicle. A command unit is in communication with the audio unit. The command unit has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The command unit is adapted to receive the audio signal through the one or more microphones and determine whether at least one audio quality parameter of the audio signal meets a predefined threshold. The command unit may be adapted to take at least one remedial action when the audio quality parameter is below the predefined threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20240034330A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US17873461

申请日：2022-07-26

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Eric T. Hosey ,  Matthew E. Gilbert-Eyres ,  Matthew Neely ,  Russell A. Patenaude

IPC: B60W40/08

CPC classification number: B60W40/08 ,  B60W2540/049 ,  B60W2040/0881

Abstract: A system for obtaining vehicle status data includes a location sensor configured to obtain location data for one or more connected devices in or around the vehicle. The vehicle has a plurality of seats, including at least one seat without an occupant sensor. The location data is obtained based at least partially on radiofrequency waves. A command unit is adapted to receive the location data. The command unit has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The command unit is adapted to obtain the vehicle status data in real time based in part on the location data of the one or more connected devices, the vehicle status data including a total number of occupants in the vehicle.