Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Alex Allmandinger

Anthony Colard

Michael Bastanipour

Laurence James Holt

Bernrd Marcus

Keith Weston

Matthew Arthur Titus

Lorne Forsythe

Robert Walsh

Anthony Klepacki

Nicholas Kuhajda

Julian Sole

Sriram Pakkam

An ionic airflow management system for a motor vehicle includes a controller, a power supply in communication with the controller, at least one exterior component of a motor vehicle having an integral electrode in electrical communication with the power supply, the integral electrode comprising a cathodic terminal portion and an anodic terminal portion oriented relative to a managed airflow vector, and at least one sensor in communication with the controller, the at least one sensor including a speed sensor. The power supply receives signals from the controller to supply a predetermined amount of electrical power to the integral electrode based on a threshold speed detected by the speed sensor in an active mode. The power supply receives signals from the controller to switch off electrical power to the integral electrode below the threshold speed in an inactive mode.

Active ionic propulsion system for motor vehicles

An aerodynamics control system for a vehicle may include a repositionable aerodynamic device disposed at a portion of the vehicle, a controller operably coupled to components or sensors of the vehicle to receive information including vehicle performance data and position information for the aerodynamic device, and a vehicle location sensor determining location information for the vehicle. The controller stores the vehicle performance data and the position information in association with the location information for each of a plurality of locations. Responsive to detecting an approach of the vehicle to one of the locations, the controller provides a control instruction to position the aerodynamic device based on recorded vehicle performance data and recorded position information associated with the one of the locations.

Aerodynamic device control

Motor vehicle, toy replica and/or other replica

An aerodynamics control system for a vehicle may include an aerodynamic element operably coupled to a vehicle body, an actuator assembly operably coupled to the aerodynamic element to control positioning of the aerodynamic element, an altitude sensor operably coupled to the vehicle to determine an altitude of the vehicle, and a controller operably coupled to the actuator and the altitude sensor to provide automatic control of the aerodynamic element via the actuator based on the altitude of the vehicle.

Altitude-based aerodynamic element control

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Alex Allmandinger