Fca US LLC

Basil M Khaja

Joseph B Adams

James J Daley

David R Pedro

Travis T Hamilton

Nikhil Patil

Paul Milligan

Arab Alsharif

Geoffrey Giese

Rohit V Koli

Joydip Saha

Ganapathy Machamada Somaiah

Leo Bauer

Rolling launch control techniques for a vehicle involve a set of devices configured to obtain rolling launch control information including at least a start speed for a rolling drag race including the vehicle and a controller configured to control a powertrain of the vehicle such that the vehicle maintains the start speed until the start of the rolling drag race, receive a first driver input in preparation for the rolling drag race, the first driver input including at least a fully-depressed accelerator pedal, optimally adjust settings of at least one of the powertrain and a driveline of the vehicle based on the rolling launch control information, and in response to a start signal or indication for the rolling drag race, stop maintaining the vehicle start speed and launch the vehicle with the fully-depressed accelerator pedal and the optimized powertrain/driveline settings.

Rolling vehicle launch control techniques

Battery management techniques for a vehicle include a set of sensors configured to measure a set of parameters of a battery of the vehicle and a controller configured to control recharging of the battery to a first target state of charge (SOC) corresponding to optimized battery life when a mileage of the vehicle is less than a threshold mileage corresponding to an expected transport period of the vehicle, wherein controlling the recharging of the battery to the first target SOC prevents battery malfunctions and thereby reduces vehicle warranty costs for an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the vehicle, and control recharging of the battery to a second target SOC determined by a cost-based optimization technique when the mileage of the vehicle reaches the threshold mileage.

Advanced storage battery shipping feature

Charging control techniques for a vehicle including an engine that drives an alternator configured to charge a battery of the vehicle comprise modeling a fuel consumption of the alternator for each load level across a range of alternator loads using an engine torque model and a set of operating parameters of the engine, determining an energy output from the alternator for each load level across the range of alternator loads, calculating a cost-to-charge metric based on the modeled alternator fuel consumption and the determined alternator energy output for each duty cycle across a range of duty cycles of the alternator, determining an optimal cost-to-charge from the calculated cost-to-charge metrics, determining a target cost-to-charge metric based on a state of charge of the battery, and operating the alternator accordingly at an optimal duty cycle based on the metrics and current engine operating conditions.

Techniques to regulate charging with an alternator and a battery to minimize vehicle fuel consumption

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Basil M Khaja