公开(公告)号：US11713043B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17130061

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Jonathan Sullivan ,  Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Michael Glenn Fodor ,  Joseph Jay Torres

IPC: B60W30/188 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60K7/00 ,  B60L50/60

CPC classification number: B60W30/188 ,  B60K7/0007 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60K2007/0092 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60W2510/081 ,  B60W2710/083

Abstract: A vehicle includes a first axle having a first electric machine, a second axle having a second electric machine and a controller. The controller is programmed to, in a user-selected four-wheel drive mode, command a first torque to the first electric machine based on a driver-demanded torque and a speed of the second axle, and command a second torque to the second electric machine based on a comparison of the driver-demanded torque and the first torque and further based on a speed of the first axle.

公开(公告)号：US11305748B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16698006

申请日：2019-11-27

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Joseph Jay Torres ,  Matthew John Shelton

IPC: B60W10/119 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B60K17/02 ,  B60W10/02 ,  B60K23/08 ,  F16D28/00 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60K17/16

Abstract: A vehicle includes a primary axle powered by an actuator and a secondary axle powered by a motor. The secondary axle includes a differential, first and second halfshafts, first and second wheels, a first electric clutch selectively coupling the first wheel to the first halfshaft, and a second electric clutch selectively coupling the second wheel to the second halfshaft. A vehicle controller is programmed to: responsive to a request to activate the secondary axle and a first speed difference between the first and second wheels being less than a first threshold, engage the first and second clutches at a same time, and, in response to the request to activate the secondary axle and the first speed difference between the first and second wheels exceeding the first threshold, engage one of the clutches and then subsequently engage the other of the clutches once the one of the clutches is fully engaged.

公开(公告)号：US20200324770A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-15

申请号：US16380263

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Rajit Johri ,  Joseph Torres ,  Peter Barrette ,  Michael Brewer

IPC: B60W30/188 ,  B60W10/16 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/188 ,  B60W30/02

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling yaw of a vehicle while maintaining vehicle speed. In one example, equal and opposite vectoring torques are applied to first and second wheels along with a propulsion torque so that a vehicle yaw moment may be induced without accelerating or decelerating the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US12145573B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17145737

申请日：2021-01-11

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Bang Cao ,  Zubair Feroz ,  Shubham Dixit ,  Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Kevin Sallee

IPC: B60W30/045 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60L7/10 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B62D6/00 ,  B62D7/15

Abstract: A vehicle control system for reducing turn radius of a vehicle may include a controller and a torque control module operably coupled to the controller and to front wheels of a front axle of the vehicle and rear wheels of a rear axle of the vehicle. The controller may also be operably coupled to components and/or sensors of the vehicle to receive information including vehicle wheel speed and steering wheel angle. The torque control module may be operable, responsive to control by the controller, to apply a negative torque to an inside rear wheel during a turn and apply a positive torque to the front axle during the turn to compensate for the negative torque applied to the inside rear wheel to reduce the turn radius based on the steering wheel angle and the vehicle speed.

公开(公告)号：US11584352B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US16155282

申请日：2018-10-09

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Joseph Jay Torres ,  Peter James Barrette ,  Richard David Bruns ,  Corwin Stout ,  Rajit Johri

IPC: B60W20/10 ,  B60K6/52 ,  B60T8/172 ,  B60T8/175 ,  B60T8/1761 ,  B60T8/1769 ,  B60L15/38 ,  B60W30/18

Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine and a controller. The controller is programmed to responsive to a threshold difference, indicative of wheel slip, between average wheel speed and a vehicle speed that is based on a difference between wheel acceleration and measured vehicle acceleration, command a speed to the electric machine to reduce the wheel slip.

公开(公告)号：US11499626B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US16708200

申请日：2019-12-09

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Weitian Chen ,  Matthew John Shelton ,  Pinzhi Liu ,  Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Zhengyu Dai ,  Hong Jiang

IPC: F16H61/02 ,  F16H61/682 ,  F16H61/04 ,  B60L15/20

Abstract: Methods and system are described for changing a driveline gear range from a higher gear range to a lower gear range. The driveline may include two electric machines and four clutches in a four wheel drive configuration. The methods and systems permit a driveline to change from a higher gear range to a lower gear range without stopping a vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11493127B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17007248

申请日：2020-08-31

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Weitian Chen ,  Matthew John Shelton ,  Zhengyu Dai ,  Pinzhi Liu ,  Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Joseph Jay Torres

IPC: F16H61/00 ,  F16H61/04 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60K17/356 ,  F16H61/684 ,  B60K1/00

Abstract: Methods and system are described for changing a driveline gear range from a lower gear range to a higher gear range. The driveline may include two electric machines and four clutches in a four wheel drive configuration. The methods and systems permit a driveline to change from a lower gear range to a higher gear range in a way that may reduce torque disturbances that may result from gear lash.

公开(公告)号：US20210402877A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16914710

申请日：2020-06-29

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Joseph Jay Torres ,  Ming Lang Kuang ,  Michael Edward Brewer

IPC: B60K26/02 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60K17/34 ,  B60W30/18

Abstract: A vehicle with one-pedal driving mode includes a first axle having a first electric machine configured to power first wheels and a second axle having a second electric machine configured to power second wheels. A controller is programmed to, in response to a request for one-pedal driving mode, map pedal positions of the accelerator pedal to speeds of the first and second wheels such that each of the pedal positions corresponds to a driver-demanded speed of the first and second wheels, and control one or more of the electric machine so that the vehicle is propelled according to the driver-demanded speed.

公开(公告)号：US20210155219A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US16698006

申请日：2019-11-27

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Jose Velazquez Alcantar ,  Joseph Jay Torres ,  Matthew John Shelton

IPC: B60W10/119 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B60K17/02 ,  B60K17/16 ,  B60K23/08 ,  F16D28/00 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/02

Abstract: A vehicle includes a primary axle powered by an actuator and a secondary axle powered by a motor. The secondary axle includes a differential, first and second halfshafs, first and second wheels, a first electric clutch selectively coupling the first wheel to the first halfshaft, and a second electric clutch selectively coupling the second wheel to the second halfshaft. A vehicle controller is programmed to: responsive to a request to activate the secondary axle and a first speed difference between the first and second wheels being less than a first threshold, engage the first and second clutches at a same time, and, in response to the request to activate the secondary axle and the first speed difference between the first and second wheels exceeding the first threshold, engage one of the clutches and then subsequently engage the other of the clutches once the one of the clutches is fully engaged.

公开(公告)号：US11618459B1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17721017

申请日：2022-04-14

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Yuji Fujii ,  Ankit Saini ,  Yijing Zhang ,  Weitian Chen ,  Akshay Bichkar ,  Conor Edward Sullivan ,  Hong Jiang ,  Thirumal Nagadi ,  Jose Velazquez Alcantar

IPC: B60W40/13 ,  B60W50/04 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W20/10 ,  B60W50/00

Abstract: A vehicle includes a powertrain, an inertial measurement unit configured to measure inertial forces exerted onto the vehicle, and a controller. The controller is programmed to control the torque at the powertrain based on a mapped relationship between the inertial forces and a vehicle velocity, wherein the mapped relationship utilizes at least one mapping parameter. The controller is further programmed to estimate a mass of the vehicle based on the mapping parameter.