公开(公告)号：US10035510B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US15167447

申请日：2016-05-27

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante ,  Fling Tseng ,  Steven Joseph Szwabowski ,  Jianbo Lu ,  Perry Robinson MacNeille ,  Xiaoming Wang

IPC: B60W30/18

CPC classification number: B60W30/18172 ,  B60W40/068 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W2050/0031 ,  B60W2050/0089 ,  B60W2400/00 ,  B60W2520/105 ,  B60W2520/14 ,  B60W2550/148 ,  B60W2720/26

Abstract: A controller may indicate a low-traction mode of a vehicle when a longitudinal tracking accumulation exceeds a first threshold value and a lateral response accumulation exceeds a second threshold value. The longitudinal tracking accumulation may measure a tally of activation of a traction control system over time. The lateral response accumulation may measure a comparison of the vehicle yaw-rate to a driver-desired model-based prediction of the yaw-rate. The controller may indicate the low-traction mode by providing a recommendation to switch to the low-traction mode in a human-machine interface screen of the vehicle, or by automatically adjusting the operational mode of at least one electronic control unit of the vehicle to implement the low-traction mode.

公开(公告)号：US20180209368A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15928356

申请日：2018-03-22

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Aed M. Dudar ,  Fling Tseng

IPC: F02D41/22 ,  G07C5/00

CPC classification number: F02D41/222 ,  B60K15/03 ,  B60K2015/0319 ,  B60K2015/03197 ,  B60K2015/0321 ,  F02D41/021 ,  F02D2041/223 ,  G07C5/008

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for conducting a fuel tank pressure transducer rationality test diagnostic procedure in vehicles with sealed fuel tanks. In one example, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) or vehicle-to-infrastructure-to-vehicle (V2I2V) technology may be utilized to obtain fuel tank pressure transducer data from a select crowd of vehicles, where the select crowd may be based on the vehicles in the select crowd experiencing similar ambient temperature and weather as the vehicle being diagnosed. In this way, FTPT data from vehicles in the select crowd may be compared to FTPT data in the vehicle being diagnosed, in order to indicate whether the FTPT in the vehicle being diagnosed is functioning as desired, where such a diagnostic can be performed without unsealing the fuel tank on either the vehicle being diagnosed or the vehicles in the select crowd, and which may thus reduce undesired evaporative emissions.

公开(公告)号：US09822713B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US15006272

申请日：2016-01-26

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Fling Tseng ,  Imad Hassan Makki ,  Pankaj Kumar ,  Aed M. Dudar ,  Robert Roy Jentz

IPC: F02D19/08 ,  F02D41/26 ,  F02D41/00 ,  G01N33/28

CPC classification number: F02D19/087 ,  F02D19/088 ,  F02D41/0025 ,  F02D41/003 ,  F02D41/0032 ,  F02D41/263 ,  F02D2200/0612 ,  F02D2200/701 ,  F02M25/0809 ,  G01N33/2852 ,  Y02T10/36

Abstract: A system of one or more computers configured to perform operations or actions by virtue of having software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of them installed on the system that causes the system to perform the actions. The programs can be configured to perform operations, when executed by computer, cause the computer to perform the actions. One general aspect includes a system, a program to initiate an evaporative control engine off natural vacuum test in a vehicle and identify a geolocation where a fuel was obtained for the vehicle. The system then determines an e100 value and an e0 value for a temperature of the fuel and determines a vehicle percentage of ethanol of the fuel using at least the e100 value, the e0 value, a timestamp, and a fuel tank pressure and adjusts at least one engine parameter based upon the percentage of ethanol of the first fuel.

公开(公告)号：US20170211489A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15006272

申请日：2016-01-26

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Fling Tseng ,  Imad Hassan Makki ,  Pankaj Kumar ,  Aed M. Dudar ,  Robert Roy Jentz

IPC: F02D19/08 ,  F02D41/00 ,  G01N33/28 ,  F02D41/26

CPC classification number: F02D19/087 ,  F02D19/088 ,  F02D41/0025 ,  F02D41/003 ,  F02D41/0032 ,  F02D41/263 ,  F02D2200/0612 ,  F02D2200/701 ,  F02M25/0809 ,  G01N33/2852 ,  Y02T10/36

Abstract: A system of one or more computers configured to perform operations or actions by virtue of having software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of them installed on the system that causes the system to perform the actions. The programs can be configured to perform operations, when executed by computer, cause the computer to perform the actions. One general aspect includes a system, a program to initiate an evaporative control engine off natural vacuum test in a vehicle and identify a geolocation where a fuel was obtained for the vehicle. The system then determines an e100 value and an e0 value for a temperature of the fuel and determines a vehicle percentage of ethanol of the fuel using at least the e100 value, the e0 value, a timestamp, and a fuel tank pressure and adjusts at least one engine parameter based upon the percentage of ethanol of the first fuel.

公开(公告)号：US09630504B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14340102

申请日：2014-07-24

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Fling Tseng ,  Sangeetha Sangameswaran ,  Jason Meyer

IPC: B60L3/12 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60L7/14 ,  B60L11/14

CPC classification number: B60L3/12 ,  B60L7/14 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L2260/52 ,  B60L2260/54 ,  B60W30/18127 ,  B60W2510/18 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7077

Abstract: A method is provided for estimating distance to empty (DTE) for a vehicle. The method includes a controller which may, in response to detecting a change in a vehicle kinetic energy level due to vehicle acceleration or deceleration during a drive cycle, output a DTE modified by a predicted DTE range adjustment selected to include a kinetic energy compensation input corresponding to and correcting for the change in the vehicle kinetic energy level. An electrified vehicle having an energy conversion device, an energy source, one or more brake systems, and at least one controller is also provided. The controller may be programmed to, in response to detecting a change in a vehicle kinetic energy level due to vehicle acceleration or deceleration during a drive cycle, output a distance to empty to the interface based on conditions of vehicle components and the energy source compensated by a kinetic energy compensation input.

公开(公告)号：US09346452B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-24

申请号：US14186022

申请日：2014-02-21

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Shiqi Qiu ,  Jason Meyer ,  Fling Tseng ,  Sangeetha Sangameswaran

IPC: B60W10/08 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/12 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L15/20

CPC classification number: B60L11/1862 ,  B60K6/40 ,  B60K6/44 ,  B60K6/445 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/123 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1887 ,  B60L15/2009 ,  B60L15/2045 ,  B60L15/2054 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60L2240/441 ,  B60L2240/443 ,  B60L2240/54 ,  B60L2240/60 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  B60L2260/42 ,  B60L2260/52 ,  B60L2260/54 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W20/00 ,  B60W20/11 ,  B60W20/13 ,  B60W50/0097 ,  B60W2050/0089 ,  B60W2510/085 ,  B60W2510/244 ,  B60W2530/14 ,  B60W2710/086 ,  B60W2710/244 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/6239 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T10/7283 ,  Y02T10/84 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/34 ,  Y10S903/951

Abstract: An example method of controlling an electric vehicle includes altering operation of an electric vehicle in response to a predicted energy consumption rate. The method includes adjusting the predicted energy consumption in response to variations in past energy consumption rates.

Abstract translation: 控制电动车辆的示例性方法包括响应于预测的能量消耗率来改变电动车辆的操作。 该方法包括响应于过去能量消耗率的变化来调整预测的能量消耗。

公开(公告)号：US20160127294A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14529931

申请日：2014-10-31

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante ,  Hsin-hsiang Yang ,  Fling Tseng

IPC: H04L12/58 ,  G06N5/02

CPC classification number: H04L51/20 ,  G06Q50/01 ,  H04L51/22

Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine a vehicle destination. The processor is also configured to access a driver-owned media delivery account to determine context-relevant information relating to the destination. The processor is further configured to prepare a driver alert based on the context-relevant information and deliver the driver alert.

Abstract translation: 系统包括被配置为确定车辆目的地的处理器。 处理器还被配置为访问由驾驶员所属的媒体传送帐户以确定与目的地有关的上下文相关信息。 处理器还被配置为基于上下文相关信息来准备驾驶员警报并提供驾驶员警报。

公开(公告)号：US20150154859A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-04

申请号：US14618081

申请日：2015-02-10

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Hsin-Hsiang Yang ,  Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante ,  Fling Tseng ,  Gary Steven Strumolo

IPC: G08G1/00

CPC classification number: G08G1/00 ,  B60T8/17551 ,  G08G1/0104 ,  G08G1/0112 ,  G08G1/0133 ,  G08G1/0141

Abstract: A system includes a vehicle processor configured to detect one or more brake presses. The processor is also configured to detect one or more accelerator presses. Further, the processor is configured to add values related to the brake presses and accelerator presses to aggregate an index value based on detected brake and acceleration presses. The processor is additionally configured to enact a safety and convenience related measure based on the index value passing at least a first predetermined threshold.

Abstract translation: 一种系统包括被配置为检测一个或多个制动压力机的车辆处理器。 处理器还被配置为检测一个或多个加速器按压。 此外，处理器被配置为增加与制动压力机和加速器压力机相关的值，以基于检测到的制动和加速压力来累积指标值。 另外，处理器被配置为基于通过至少第一预定阈值的索引值来颁布与安全和方便相关的措施。

公开(公告)号：US08977479B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-10

申请号：US13794993

申请日：2013-03-12

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Hsin-Hsiang Yang ,  Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante ,  Fling Tseng ,  Gary Steven Strumolo

IPC: G08G1/00 ,  B60T8/1755 ,  G08G1/01

CPC classification number: G08G1/00 ,  B60T8/17551 ,  G08G1/0104 ,  G08G1/0112 ,  G08G1/0133 ,  G08G1/0141

Abstract: A system includes a vehicle processor configured to detect one or more brake presses. The processor is also configured to detect one or more accelerator presses. Further, the processor is configured to add values related to the brake presses and accelerator presses to aggregate an index value based on detected brake and acceleration presses. The processor is additionally configured to enact a safety and convenience related measure based on the index value passing at least a first predetermined threshold.

Abstract translation: 一种系统包括被配置为检测一个或多个制动压力机的车辆处理器。 处理器还被配置为检测一个或多个加速器按压。 此外，处理器被配置为增加与制动压力机和加速器压力机相关的值，以基于检测到的制动和加速压力来聚合指标值。 另外，处理器被配置为基于通过至少第一预定阈值的索引值来颁布与安全和方便相关的措施。

公开(公告)号：US20140172292A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-19

申请号：US13714919

申请日：2012-12-14

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Ryan Abraham McGee ,  Dimitar Petrov Filev ,  Johannes Geir Kristinsson ,  Fling Tseng ,  Anthony Mark Phillips

IPC: G01C21/34

CPC classification number: G01C21/3605 ,  G01C21/3608

Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle location and context information. The processor is also configured to execute a prediction algorithm to predict one or more next-destinations based on the location and context information compared to observed driver behavior stored in a database and deliver the one or more next-destinations to a vehicle computing system. The processor is further configured to receive next-destination input and utilizing the next-destination input as a new vehicle location and estimating new context information, repeat execution of the prediction algorithm, delivery of the predicted next-destinations, and receipt of the next-destination input, until input indicating completed journey assembly is received.

Abstract translation: 系统包括被配置为接收车辆位置和上下文信息的处理器。 处理器还被配置为执行预测算法以基于与存储在数据库中的观察到的驾驶员行为相比较的位置和上下文信息来预测一个或多个下一目的地，并将一个或多个下一目的地递送到车辆计算系统。 处理器还被配置为接收下一目的地输入并利用下一目的地输入作为新的车辆位置并且估计新的上下文信息，重复预测算法的执行，预测的下一目的地的传送， 目的地输入，直到接收到指示完成旅程组装的输入。