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公开(公告)号：US12179538B2
公开(公告)日：2024-12-31
申请号：US17901508
申请日：2022-09-01
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Keith Weston , Francis Aroyehun , David Michael Russell , Andrew Niedert
IPC: B60G17/018 , B60G17/019 , G01M17/04
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to determine the load of a vehicle via calibrate a suspension sensor are disclosed herein. An example vehicle described herein includes a force transducer, an actuator coupled to the force transducer, memory including instructions and a processor to execute the instructions to engage the actuator to a bottom surface of a vehicle, apply a first force to the bottom surface via the actuator, determine a first displacement of a first suspension component of the vehicle, and calibrate a first sensor of the vehicle based on the first force and the first displacement.
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公开(公告)号：US20240094046A1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-21
申请号：US17947908
申请日：2022-09-19
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Keith Weston , Eliza Rose Bifano , David Michael Russell
IPC: G01G19/12
CPC classification number: G01G19/12
Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify loads lost from vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus to identify a load lost from a vehicle includes at least one memory, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to determine a first load carried by the vehicle at a first time, determine a second load carried by the vehicle at a second time after the first time, identify a lost load occurrence in response to a load difference between the first load and the second load satisfying a lost load threshold, and generate an alert indicative of the lost load occurrence.
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公开(公告)号：US20240075784A1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-07
申请号：US17901508
申请日：2022-09-01
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Keith Weston , Francis Aroyehun , David Michael Russell , Andrew Niedert
IPC: B60G17/018 , B60G17/019
CPC classification number: B60G17/0182 , B60G17/019 , B60G2400/252 , B60G2400/63 , B60G2800/7022 , B60G2800/9122
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to determine the load of a vehicle via calibrate a suspension sensor are disclosed herein. An example vehicle described herein includes a force transducer, an actuator coupled to the force transducer, memory including instructions and a processor to execute the instructions to engage the actuator to a bottom surface of a vehicle, apply a first force to the bottom surface via the actuator, determine a first displacement of a first suspension component of the vehicle, and calibrate a first sensor of the vehicle based on the first force and the first displacement.
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公开(公告)号：US20230373504A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-23
申请号：US17747280
申请日：2022-05-18
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Brendan Francis Diamond , Keith Weston , Jordan Barrett , Andrew Denis Lewandowski , David Michael Russell , Lars Niklas Pettersson
CPC classification number: B60W50/082 , B60W50/0098 , B60W50/14 , B60W60/0051 , E05F15/71 , G06T7/0002 , B60W2540/225 , B60W2420/42 , B60W2510/30 , B60W2555/20 , B60W2050/146 , E05Y2400/32 , E05Y2400/40 , E05Y2400/44 , E05Y2900/55 , G06T2207/30248
Abstract: A system and method for operating a vehicle to mitigate vision obstructions includes collecting data on potential vision obstructions in a sightline of an operator of a vehicle, determining, based on the data, that a vision obstruction has occurred or is about to occur, and actuating a corrective measure in the vehicle. Collected data may include camera data from inside the vehicle and estimated environmental conditions, and the collected data may be used to disable the ADAS based on a detected or impending vision obstruction.
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公开(公告)号：US20230100724A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-30
申请号：US17489423
申请日：2021-09-29
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： David Michael Russell , Charles Gavin McGee , Ben Bulat , Daniel Lee Grohnke , Darrell Erick Butler
IPC: B60G17/018 , B60G17/019
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to use front load estimates for body control are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes memory including stored instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to filter sensor data to generate a first load value, the first load value associated with a first load on a front axle of a vehicle, generate, based on the first load value and a velocity of the vehicle, a first body control adjustment value, modify a body control output value with the first body control adjustment value, and apply the modified body control output value to a suspension system of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US12233882B2
公开(公告)日：2025-02-25
申请号：US17739407
申请日：2022-05-09
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor： Keith Weston , Joshua Sharpe , Brendan F. Diamond , James Trent , David Michael Russell
Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one drive wheel, a powerplant, a clutch, and a controller. The powerplant is configured to generate and deliver power to the at least one drive wheel. The clutch is disposed between the at least one drive wheel and the powerplant. The controller is programmed to, in response to detecting the at least one drive wheel disengaging the ground during a vehicle jump, open the clutch to disconnect the at least one drive wheel from the powerplant.
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公开(公告)号：US20240181829A1
公开(公告)日：2024-06-06
申请号：US18440721
申请日：2024-02-13
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： David Michael Russell , Charles Gavin McGee , Ben Bulat , Daniel Lee Grohnke , Darrell Erick Butler
IPC: B60G17/018 , B60G17/019
CPC classification number: B60G17/018 , B60G17/01933 , B60G2400/202 , B60G2400/60
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to use front load estimates for body control are disclosed herein. An example vehicle includes a front axle, a suspension system including a suspension element, and a processor to execute instructions to generate, based on a load on the front axle and a velocity of the vehicle, a body control adjustment, determine a modified body control output based on the body control adjustment and an unmodified body control output, and apply the modified body control output to the suspension element of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20190232748A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-01
申请号：US15884053
申请日：2018-01-30
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Ahmed Mohamed , David Michael Russell , Russ Lee Norton , Timothy Panagis , Christopher James Dean
IPC: B60G17/0165 , B60G17/018 , B60G17/019
CPC classification number: B60G17/0165 , B60G17/018 , B60G17/01933 , B60G2400/102 , B60G2400/82 , B60G2500/10 , B60G2800/70
Abstract: Example methods and systems for optimizing vehicle ride performance are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a calculator to calculate a vertical velocity of a vehicle wheel and a comparer to perform a comparison of the vertical velocity to a threshold. The example apparatus includes a damping force manager to determine a damping force to be generated by a vehicle suspension system based on the comparison and a communicator to transmit a request including the damping force to be generated to the vehicle suspension system.
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公开(公告)号：US10232873B2
公开(公告)日：2019-03-19
申请号：US15474737
申请日：2017-03-30
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Lodewijk Wijffels , Sergio Codonesu , David Michael Russell , Cornelius Macfarland , Oliver Nehls , Jan Bremkens
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify non-uniformity in a vehicle steering system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor to measure a steering wheel angle relative to a first universal joint, a second sensor to measure a pinion angle relative to a second universal joint, and a third sensor to measure a torque relative to a torsion bar. The apparatus further includes a non-uniformity manager to determine a non-uniformity angle associated with a steering column, the non-uniformity angle based on the torque and comparing the steering wheel angle to the pinion angle, map the non-uniformity angle to a first position of the steering column, and determine an offset to adjust a steering response based on the first position.
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公开(公告)号：US20180281844A1
公开(公告)日：2018-10-04
申请号：US15474737
申请日：2017-03-30
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor： Lodewijk Wijffels , Sergio Codonesu , David Michael Russell , Cornelius Macfarland , Oliver Nehls , Jan Bremkens
CPC classification number: B62D5/0481 , B62D1/16 , B62D1/181 , B62D5/008 , B62D5/0457 , B62D5/0472 , B62D6/002 , B62D6/10 , B62D15/021
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify non-uniformity in a vehicle steering system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first sensor to measure a steering wheel angle relative to a first universal joint, a second sensor to measure a pinion angle relative to a second universal joint, and a third sensor to measure a torque relative to a torsion bar. The apparatus further includes a non-uniformity manager to determine a non-uniformity angle associated with a steering column, the non-uniformity angle based on the torque and comparing the steering wheel angle to the pinion angle, map the non-uniformity angle to a first position of the steering column, and determine an offset to adjust a steering response based on the first position.
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