公开(公告)号：US08972213B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US12147556

申请日：2008-06-27

申请人： Xiaodong Zhang ,  Yilu Zhang ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

发明人： Xiaodong Zhang ,  Yilu Zhang ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

IPC分类号： G01R19/155 ,  G01R19/15 ,  G01R19/30 ,  G01R19/32 ,  G01R31/36

CPC分类号： G01R31/3679 ,  G01R31/3651

摘要： A method is provided for determining a state-of-health of a battery in a vehicle-during an engine cranking phase. An engine cranking phase is initiated. Characteristic data is recorded that includes battery voltage data and engine cranking speed data during the engine cranking phase. The characteristic data is provided to a pre-processing unit. The pre-processing unit normalizes the characteristic data for processing within a classifier. The normalized data is input o the classifier for determining the vehicle battery state-of-health. The classifier has a trained state-of-health decision boundary resulting from a plurality of trials in which predetermined characterization data is collected with known classes. The battery state-of-health is classified based on the trained state-of-health decision boundary.

公开(公告)号：US08538631B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US11625909

申请日：2007-01-23

申请人： Yong H. Lee ,  Weiwen Deng ,  Alexander Kade ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

发明人： Yong H. Lee ,  Weiwen Deng ,  Alexander Kade ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： B62D15/0285

摘要： A method to assist steering of a vehicle equipped with an active steering system when operating in a reverse direction is provided. The method comprises monitoring vehicle operating characteristics and an operator steering input. Boundaries of a target region and a reference point are determined. A target steering angle range is calculated based upon the reference point and the target location. A controlled steering angle of the active steering system is corrected when the operator steering input is outside the target steering angle range. An aspect of the invention included determining the reference point comprising a point of intersection of a first vector and a second vector, the first vector parallel to and passing through a centerline of a rear axle of the vehicle and the second vector perpendicular to and passing through a centerline of an inside front steerable wheel of the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种在反向工作时辅助配备有主动转向系统的车辆的转向的方法。 该方法包括监视车辆操作特性和操作者转向输入。 确定目标区域和参考点的边界。 基于参考点和目标位置计算目标转向角范围。 当操作者转向输入超出目标转向角范围时，主动转向系统的受控转向角被校正。 本发明的一个方面包括确定参考点，其包括第一矢量和第二矢量的交点，平行于并经过车辆后轴的中心线的第一矢量和垂直于并经过的第二矢量 车辆内侧可转向车轮的中心线。

公开(公告)号：US08195341B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-05

申请号：US12179161

申请日：2008-07-24

申请人： Jihua Huang ,  William C. Lin ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

发明人： Jihua Huang ,  William C. Lin ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G01P15/00

CPC分类号： B60W30/12 ,  B60W40/09

摘要： An adaptive vehicle control system that classifies a drivers driving style based on highway on/off ramp maneuvers. Once the maneuver has been determined to be an on-ramp maneuver or an off-ramp maneuver, a style characterization processor can classify the maneuver using selected discriminant features obtained or derived from the maneuver.

摘要翻译： 一种自适应车辆控制系统，其基于公路开/关斜坡机动来分类驾驶员驾驶风格。 一旦确定了机动动作是在斜坡机动或非斜坡机动，则风格表征处理器可以使用从操纵获得或导出的选定的判别特征来分类机动。

公开(公告)号：US08095261B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US12398895

申请日：2009-03-05

申请人： Mark N. Howell ,  Mutasim A. Salman ,  Xidong Tang ,  Yilu Zhang ,  Xiaodong Zhang ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin ,  Soumen De ,  Debprakash Patnaik ,  Sabyasachi Bhattacharya ,  Pulak Bandyopadhyay ,  Balarama V. Murty ,  Ansaf I. Alrabady ,  Rami I. Debouk ,  Steven W. Holland ,  George Paul Montgomery, Jr.

发明人： Mark N. Howell ,  Mutasim A. Salman ,  Xidong Tang ,  Yilu Zhang ,  Xiaodong Zhang ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin ,  Soumen De ,  Debprakash Patnaik ,  Sabyasachi Bhattacharya ,  Pulak Bandyopadhyay ,  Balarama V. Murty ,  Ansaf I. Alrabady ,  Rami I. Debouk ,  Steven W. Holland ,  George Paul Montgomery, Jr.

IPC分类号： G01M17/00 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/0428 ,  G05B2219/24069 ,  G05B2219/24216 ,  G05B2219/2637 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/085

摘要： A system and method for enhancing vehicle diagnostic and prognostic algorithms and improving vehicle maintenance practices. The method includes collecting data from vehicle components, sub-systems and systems, and storing the collected data in a database. The collected and stored data can be from multiple sources for similar vehicles or similar components and can include various types of trouble codes and labor codes as well as other information, such as operational data and physics of failure data, which are fused together. The method generates classes for different vehicle components, sub-systems and systems, and builds feature extractors for each class using data mining techniques of the data stored in the database. The method also generates classifiers that classify the features for each class. The feature extractors and feature classifiers are used to determine when a fault condition has occurred for a vehicle component, sub-system or system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于增强车辆诊断和预测算法并改进车辆维护实践的系统和方法。 该方法包括从车辆部件，子系统和系统收集数据，以及将收集的数据存储在数据库中。 收集和存储的数据可以来自类似车辆或类似部件的多个来源，并且可以包括各种类型的故障代码和劳动代码以及其它信息，诸如故障数据的操作数据和物理学，它们被融合在一起。 该方法为不同车辆组件，子系统和系统生成类，并使用存储在数据库中的数据的数据挖掘技术为每个类构建特征提取器。 该方法还生成为每个类分类功能的分类器。 特征提取器和特征分类器用于确定车辆部件，子系统或系统何时发生故障状况。

公开(公告)号：US08084996B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-27

申请号：US12147539

申请日：2008-06-27

申请人： Xiaodong Zhang ,  Xidong Tang ,  Jian Lin ,  Yilu Zhang ,  Mutasim A. Salman ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

发明人： Xiaodong Zhang ,  Xidong Tang ,  Jian Lin ,  Yilu Zhang ,  Mutasim A. Salman ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

IPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  G01N27/416

CPC分类号： G01R31/3679 ,  G01R31/3624

摘要： An embodiment contemplates a method for estimating a capacity of a battery. A state of charge is determined at a first instant of time and at a second instant of time. A difference in the state of charge is determined between the first instant of time and the second instant of time. A net coulomb flow is calculated between the first instant of time and the second instant of time. The battery capacity is determined as a function of the change in the state of charge and the net coulomb flow.

摘要翻译： 实施例考虑了用于估计电池容量的方法。 在第一时刻和第二时刻确定充电状态。 在第一时刻和第二时刻之间确定充电状态的差异。 在第一时刻和第二时刻之间计算净库仑流量。 电池容量被确定为充电状态和净库仑流动的变化的函数。

公开(公告)号：US07957921B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-07

申请号：US12033197

申请日：2008-02-19

申请人： Xidong Tang ,  Xiaodong Zhang ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin ,  Brian J. Koch ,  Damon R. Frisch

发明人： Xidong Tang ,  Xiaodong Zhang ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin ,  Brian J. Koch ,  Damon R. Frisch

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： H01M10/48

摘要： A method of battery state of charge estimation considering battery hysteresis includes using a Preisach-model-based algorithm to calculate a battery state of charge.

摘要翻译： 考虑电池滞后的电池充电状态估计方法包括使用基于Preisach模型的算法来计算电池充电状态。

公开(公告)号：US20100209887A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-19

申请号：US12388352

申请日：2009-02-18

申请人： Yuen-Kwok Chin ,  Jihua Huang ,  William C. Lin

发明人： Yuen-Kwok Chin ,  Jihua Huang ,  William C. Lin

IPC分类号： G09B19/16

CPC分类号： G09B19/167 ,  B60W40/09 ,  B60W50/085

摘要： A system and method that classifies driver driving skill based on backup maneuvers. The system determines a vehicle speed signal and a vehicle backup gear position. The system determines that the vehicle has made a backup maneuver using the vehicle speed signal and the backup gear position and then classifies the driver's driving skill using selected discriminant features obtained or derived from the backup maneuver.

摘要翻译： 一种基于备份操作对驾驶员驾驶技能进行分类的系统和方法。 系统确定车速信号和车辆后备档位。 系统确定车辆使用车速信号和备用档位进行备份操作，然后使用从备份机动获得或导出的选定判别特征对驾驶员的驾驶技能进行分类。

公开(公告)号：US07751960B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-06

申请号：US11403359

申请日：2006-04-13

申请人： Yilu Zhang ,  William C. Lin ,  Jing Zhang ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

发明人： Yilu Zhang ,  William C. Lin ,  Jing Zhang ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

IPC分类号： B62D6/00

CPC分类号： B60T8/17551 ,  B60T8/17552 ,  B60T2220/02 ,  B60T2230/02

摘要： A vehicle stability enhancement system that is adapted for an estimated driver workload. The system includes a driver workload estimation processor that estimates the driver workload based on certain factors, such as the vehicle speed or driver-behavior factors. The driver workload estimation is used to adjust the damping ratio and natural frequency in dynamic filters in a command interpreter to adjust a desired yaw rate signal and a desired side-slip signal. The driver workload estimation is also used to generate a yaw rate multiplication factor and a side-slip multiplication factor that modify a yaw rate stability signal and a side-slip stability signal in a feedback control processor that generates a stability control signal.

摘要翻译： 适用于估计驾驶员工作量的车辆稳定性增强系统。 该系统包括驾驶员工作量估计处理器，其基于某些因素（例如车辆速度或驾驶员行为因素）来估计驾驶员工作负荷。 驱动器工作量估计用于调整命令解释器中的动态滤波器中的阻尼比和固有频率，以调整期望的横摆率信号和期望的侧滑信号。 驾驶员工作量估计还用于产生在产生稳定性控制信号的反馈控制处理器中修改横摆率稳定性信号和侧滑稳定性信号的横摆率倍增因子和侧滑倍增因子。

公开(公告)号：US20100042287A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-18

申请号：US12190322

申请日：2008-08-12

申请人： XIAODONG ZHANG ,  William C. Lin ,  Yilu Zhang ,  Mutasim A. Salman ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin ,  Steven W. Holland ,  Mark N. Howell

发明人： XIAODONG ZHANG ,  William C. Lin ,  Yilu Zhang ,  Mutasim A. Salman ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin ,  Steven W. Holland ,  Mark N. Howell

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G07C5/008

摘要： A system and method for providing proactive vehicle system management and maintenance using diagnostic and prognostic information. Vehicle information is collected from vehicle sensors and/or sub-systems by an on-board module on the vehicle and/or at a remote facility where the information is wirelessly transmitted to the remote facility. The collected information is analyzed to determine the health of various systems, sub-systems and components so that the remaining useful life of the systems, sub-systems and components can be predicted. By utilizing the diagnostic and prognostic information, a vehicle control strategy can be reconfigured to minimize customer impact. Further, if a software problem is detected, temporary or permanent software fixes can be provided automatically and remotely through a remote service garage.

摘要翻译： 一种使用诊断和预测信息提供主动式车辆系统管理和维护的系统和方法。 车辆信息从车辆传感器和/或子系统通过车辆上的车载模块和/或远程设施收集，其中信息被无线传输到远程设施。 分析收集到的信息以确定各种系统，子系统和组件的健康状况，以便可以预测系统，子系统和组件的剩余使用寿命。 通过利用诊断和预测信息，可以重新配置车辆控制策略，以尽量减少客户影响。 此外，如果检测到软件问题，可以通过远程服务车库自动和远程地提供临时或永久的软件修复。

公开(公告)号：US20100025144A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-04

申请号：US12183852

申请日：2008-07-31

申请人： Jihua Huang ,  William C. Lin ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

发明人： Jihua Huang ,  William C. Lin ,  Yuen-Kwok Chin

IPC分类号： B62D1/00

CPC分类号： B62D6/007 ,  B62D5/008 ,  B62D6/002

摘要： An adaptive control VGR steering system that varies the steering gear ratio between a vehicle hand-wheel angle and the road wheel angle based on vehicle speed and one or more of hand-wheel angle, driver attentiveness and a driver's driving style and skill.

摘要翻译： 一种自适应控制VGR转向系统，其基于车速和车轮角度，驾驶员注意力以及驾驶员的驾驶风格和技能来改变车轮角度与车轮角度之间的转向齿轮比。