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.

公开(公告)号：US20180126817A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15345231

申请日：2016-11-07

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： David Michael Russell ,  Charles Gavin McGee ,  Ben Bulat ,  Russ Lee Norton ,  John Keller ,  Darrell Erick Butler

IPC: B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/019 ,  B60G17/06

CPC classification number: B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/01908 ,  B60G17/01933 ,  B60G17/06 ,  B60G2400/10 ,  B60G2400/20 ,  B60G2600/182

Abstract: A system for damping control for a vehicle includes a parameter component and a damping adjustment component. The parameter component is configured to determine one or more driving parameters of a vehicle. The one or more driving parameters include a velocity of the vehicle. The damping adjustment component is configured to adjust damping of suspension of the vehicle during driving based on the one or more driving parameters. The damping adjustment component is also configured to adjust damping of suspension at a zero velocity for a threshold time period in response to transitioning from a non-zero velocity to the zero velocity.

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.

公开(公告)号：US10286745B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15345231

申请日：2016-11-07

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： David Michael Russell ,  Charles Gavin McGee ,  Ben Bulat ,  Russ Lee Norton ,  John Keller ,  Darrell Erick Butler

IPC: B60G17/06 ,  B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/019

Abstract: A system for damping control for a vehicle includes a parameter component and a damping adjustment component. The parameter component is configured to determine one or more driving parameters of a vehicle. The one or more driving parameters include a velocity of the vehicle. The damping adjustment component is configured to adjust damping of suspension of the vehicle during driving based on the one or more driving parameters. The damping adjustment component is also configured to adjust damping of suspension at a zero velocity for a threshold time period in response to transitioning from a non-zero velocity to the zero velocity.

公开(公告)号：US20190225043A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16374296

申请日：2019-04-03

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC.

Inventor： David Michael Russell ,  Charles Gavin McGee ,  Ben Bulat ,  Russ Lee Norton ,  John Keller ,  Darrell Erick Butler

IPC: B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/019 ,  B60G17/06

Abstract: A system for damping control for a vehicle includes a parameter component and a damping adjustment component. The parameter component is configured to determine one or more driving parameters of a vehicle. The one or more driving parameters include a velocity of the vehicle. The damping adjustment component is configured to adjust damping of suspension of the vehicle during driving based on the one or more driving parameters. The damping adjustment component is also configured to adjust damping of suspension at a zero velocity for a threshold time period in response to transitioning from a non-zero velocity to the zero velocity.

公开(公告)号：US09738132B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14928071

申请日：2015-10-30

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Russ Lee Norton ,  Benjamin Bulat ,  William Gregory Suter ,  Albert Chenouda Salib ,  David Michael Russell ,  Uwe Hoffmann ,  Marc Suermann ,  Darrell Erick Butler ,  Louis Joseph Jamail

IPC: B60G17/0165 ,  B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/016 ,  B60G17/06 ,  B60G17/08

CPC classification number: B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  B60G17/06 ,  B60G17/08 ,  B60G2400/202 ,  B60G2400/98 ,  B60G2401/902 ,  B60G2500/10 ,  B60G2500/106 ,  B60G2600/02 ,  B60G2800/912

Abstract: An active vehicle suspension system includes an active damping mechanism operatively coupled to a vehicle wheel and configured for controlling a damping force applied to the wheel responsive to a control signal. A controller is operatively coupled to the damping mechanism and configured for generating a control signal to the damping mechanism responsive to velocity of the wheel in a downward vertical direction. At least one of a timer threshold and velocity threshold, used to determine whether a vehicle wheel has encountered a depression in a road surface, may be varied on a basis of a speed of the vehicle. A damping mechanism for a rear wheel of a vehicle may be controlled on a basis of how a damping mechanism for a front wheel is controlled.

公开(公告)号：US11945277B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

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

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 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.

公开(公告)号：US11731478B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17166901

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC.

Inventor： David Michael Russell ,  Charles Gavin McGee ,  Ben Bulat ,  Russ Lee Norton ,  John Keller ,  Darrell Erick Butler

IPC: B60G17/06 ,  B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/019

CPC classification number: B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/01908 ,  B60G17/01933 ,  B60G17/06 ,  B60G2400/10 ,  B60G2400/20 ,  B60G2600/182

Abstract: A system for damping control for a vehicle includes a parameter component and a damping adjustment component. The parameter component is configured to determine one or more driving parameters of a vehicle. The one or more driving parameters include a velocity of the vehicle. The damping adjustment component is configured to adjust damping of suspension of the vehicle during driving based on the one or more driving parameters. The damping adjustment component is also configured to adjust damping of suspension at a zero velocity for a threshold time period in response to transitioning from a non-zero velocity to the zero velocity.

公开(公告)号：US20210155067A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17166901

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC.

Inventor： David Michael Russell ,  Charles Gavin McGee ,  Ben Bulat ,  Russ Lee Norton ,  John Keller ,  Darrell Erick Butler

IPC: B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/019 ,  B60G17/06

Abstract: A system for damping control for a vehicle includes a parameter component and a damping adjustment component. The parameter component is configured to determine one or more driving parameters of a vehicle. The one or more driving parameters include a velocity of the vehicle. The damping adjustment component is configured to adjust damping of suspension of the vehicle during driving based on the one or more driving parameters. The damping adjustment component is also configured to adjust damping of suspension at a zero velocity for a threshold time period in response to transitioning from a non-zero velocity to the zero velocity.

公开(公告)号：US10974564B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16374296

申请日：2019-04-03

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC.

Inventor： David Michael Russell ,  Charles Gavin McGee ,  Ben Bulat ,  Russ Lee Norton ,  John Keller ,  Darrell Erick Butler

IPC: B60G17/06 ,  B60G17/018 ,  B60G17/019

Abstract: A system for damping control for a vehicle includes a parameter component and a damping adjustment component. The parameter component is configured to determine one or more driving parameters of a vehicle. The one or more driving parameters include a velocity of the vehicle. The damping adjustment component is configured to adjust damping of suspension of the vehicle during driving based on the one or more driving parameters. The damping adjustment component is also configured to adjust damping of suspension at a zero velocity for a threshold time period in response to transitioning from a non-zero velocity to the zero velocity.