公开(公告)号：US20190219153A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16245665

申请日：2019-01-11

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Christoph GREWER ,  Daniel ROETTGER ,  Tobias EMIG ,  Klemens GRIESER

IPC: F16H59/70 ,  F16D48/06

CPC classification number: F16H59/70 ,  B60W10/11 ,  B60W2510/0208 ,  B60W2510/0638 ,  F16D48/068 ,  F16D2500/1082 ,  F16D2500/1107 ,  F16D2500/3067 ,  F16H2059/706

Abstract: A method for determining the engaged gear in a manual gearbox of a vehicle comprising a number of gears is described, wherein the vehicle comprises an engine, the manual gearbox, and at least one clutch. The method comprises the following steps: determination of the revolution rate of the engine as a function of time; differentiating the determined revolution rate of the engine against time; determination of the speed of the vehicle; and determination of the engaged gear based on characteristic curves of the revolution rate of the engine as a function of time for a number of the gears in the case of a fixed rate of engagement of the clutch, the revolution rate of the engine, the differential of the revolution rate of the engine against time and the speed of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20210293557A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17209311

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Christian Winge VIGILD ,  Eduardo PEREZ GUZMAN ,  Frederik DE SMET ,  Daniel ROETTGER

IPC: G01C21/34

Abstract: A method for predicting travel of a vehicle includes determining a prediction starting location and a plurality of prediction destinations including a plurality of possible intersections within a boundary at a predefined distance from the starting location. The method also includes determining, for each destination, at least one route to the destination, resulting in a plurality of routes at least one of which corresponds to each destination, including determining a statistical likelihood of the vehicle remaining on an intersection-exit that is along a potential route and selecting at least one route to each destination with the highest statistical likelihood. Responsive to the vehicle no longer being on a selected route, selecting at least one new route to the at least one destination.