Ford Global Technologies, LLC

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Ford Motor Company Limited

Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation

Douglas Raymond Martin

Kenneth James Miller

John Eric Rollinger

Aed M Dudar

Thomas George Leone

William Paul Perkins

Tyler Kelly

Robert Roy Jentz

Michiel Jacques Van Nieuwstadt

Mark Anthony Rockwell

William David Treharne

Sumanth Reddy Dadam

Edward Badillo

Ted Haladyna

Allen Joseph Lehmen

Benjamin M Rocci

Matthew D Smith

Vincent Martinez

Dale Scott Crombez

Robert D Bedard

Rohit Bhat

Richard Paul Taylor

Ming Lang Kuang

Fazal Urrahman Syed

Joseph Lyle Thomas

Mark W Peters

Angel Fernando Porras

Mathew Alan Boesch

Carol Louise Okubo

Adam J Richards

Kenneth John Jackson

Adam Krach

Freeman Carter Gates

Scott Steadmon Thompson

John Erik Mikael Hellstrom

James George Gebbie

John P Casci

Moses Alexander Fridman

Paul M Gartner

Joshua Schumaker

Jesse D L Brunais

Julia Helen Buckland Seeds

David Michael Bevan

David Karl Bidner

Michael John Cullen

Scott James Thompson

Venkatapathi Raju Nallapa

Derek Hartl

Paul Stephen Bryan

Jimmy Kapadia

Guopeng Hu

Daniel Mark Schaffer

Timothy Stolzenfeld

James Alan Acre

John Shanahan

Osama A Abihana

Gilbert Fournelle

Michael Scott Christensen

Erick Michael Lavoie

Richard E Soltis

Ryan Abraham McGee

Mrdjan J Jankovic

Dennis Seung-Man Yang

Walter Joseph Ortmann

Julia Helen Buckland

Tobias John Pallett

Jonathan Andrew Butcher

Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam

Stephen William Magner

Clemens Maria Verpoort

Mark J Ferrel

Christopher Alan Lear

Nimrod Kapas

Walt Joseph Ortmann

Kevin W Lucka

Giuseppe Domenico Suffredini

Vinod Kumar Ravi

Michael Bastanipour

Mohammad R Aghili

John Curtis Hickey

Stephen Richard Burke

Kenneth L Pifher

John Smiley, Iii

Chris D Kapolnek

Michael Stephen Sweppy

Robert David Hancasky

Donald P Tinsley, Iii

Emil G Serban

Jeffrey Raymond Mohr

David James Liller

Vivek Kumar

Anil Shah

Richard Allen Scholer

Stephen Marc Baker

Bruce Colby Anderson

David Allen Clemens

Scott Thompson

Jennifer Helen Chang

Aakash Puntambekar

Christopher James Hocking

A system for a water generation apparatus of a vehicle includes a sensing device that detects an environmental condition of a geographical area associated with the vehicle. A display device is configured to present a depiction of the geographical area. A controller is in communication with the sensing device and the display device. The controller is configured to determine at least one water generation estimate for the water generation apparatus based on the environmental condition and the geographical area. The controller is further configured to generate a modified representation of the geographical area based on the at least one water generation estimate and the depiction of the geographical area. The controller is further configured to communicate an instruction to present the modified representation at the display device.

Systems and methods for water generation estimation

A vehicle including: (a) a water generator configured to generate water; (b) a water storage container configured to store the water that the water generator generates; (c) an ultraviolet light emitter configured to emit ultraviolet light into the water storage container; (d) a sensor configured to detect the ultraviolet light that the ultraviolet light emitter has emitted; and (e) a human-machine interface configured to issue a notification to a user of the vehicle regarding the ultraviolet light emitter. The sensor can detect a wavelength range of the ultraviolet light that the ultraviolet light emitter has emitted. The sensor can detect an intensity of the ultraviolet light at a predetermined wavelength or wavelength range that the ultraviolet light emitter has emitted. The vehicle further comprises a controller in communication with the ultraviolet light emitter, the sensor, and the human-machine interface.

Diagnostics of an on-board water generation system

Methods and systems are provided for user controlled engine revving. In one example, the engine may be revved to a peak speed according to a target revving sequence in response to a user-initiated command. A revving sound may be provided in response to an input device, without demanding manual depression of an accelerator pedal.

Remote controlled engine revving

A vehicle, an accelerator pedal system, and a method of controlling the vehicle are provided. The accelerator pedal system has an accelerator pedal, a pedal limit connected to a motor and movable towards and away from the accelerator pedal, wherein the pedal limit limits movement of the accelerator pedal in a first direction when the pedal limit is in contact with the accelerator pedal, and a controller configured to control the motor to move the pedal limit to a first position in contact with the accelerator pedal in response to receiving a cruise control input from a driver to maintain a selected vehicle speed without actuation of the accelerator pedal.

System and method for a vehicle accelerator pedal

Methods and systems are provided for selectively disabling a stop-start function of a vehicle based on a predicted anxiety of a driver of the vehicle upon merging into transverse traffic. In one example, selectively disabling the stop-start function of a vehicle based on a predicted anxiety of the driver of the vehicle includes, when approaching an intersection having a first traffic pattern, disabling a stop-start function responsive to an estimated merging acceleration for the intersection exceeding a threshold acceleration rate of the vehicle.

Methods and systems for inhibiting stop-start functionality

A vehicle comprises: a dispenser for a liquid, the dispenser comprising an outlet for the liquid; and a source of ultraviolet light disposed to emit the ultraviolet light onto the outlet of the dispenser. The dispenser further comprises a first position and a second position that is different than the first position. The outlet of the dispenser is disposed closer to the source of ultraviolet light when the dispenser is in the second position than when the dispenser is in the first position. The vehicle comprises a controller in communication with the source of the ultraviolet light. The controller causes the source of ultraviolet light to emit the ultraviolet light when the dispenser is in the second position but not when the dispenser is in the first position.

Liquid dispensing apparatus for a vehicle with a dispenser and a source of ultraviolet light to sanitize the dispenser

Methods and systems are provided for utilization of vehicle speed and barometric pressure sensors. In one example, a method may include measuring a change in a barometric pressure resulting from a measured change in a vehicle speed, modeling the change in the barometric pressure based on a change in a ram-air pressure resulting from the change in the vehicle speed, and indicating a degraded barometric pressure measurement when a difference between the measured and the modeled change in the barometric pressure is greater than a threshold pressure difference.

Methods and systems for determining vehicle speed and barometric pressure

A system includes a processor configured to detect a vehicle condition associated with a warning light. The processor is also configured to obtain explanatory information explaining the cause of the warning light. The processor is further configured to present the explanatory information via a vehicle display. Also, the processor is configured to present a plurality of options for further action with the explanatory information and, upon selection of one of the options, take further steps in accordance with the selection option.

Method and apparatus for vehicle warning light handling

Methods and systems to provide compressed air to one or more air consumers external to the engine via exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine are presented. In one example, the exhaust gas may be routed to drive an air turbine of an air compression system. The air compressed at the compression system may be stored in a tank and/or provided to the one or more air consumers.

Method and system for compressed air supply

Methods and systems to provide compressed air via exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine are presented. In one example, a pump comprising two pistons is driven via engine exhaust gases. On piston within the pump moves in response to the exhaust gases while the other piston acts to compress air.

Method and system for an on board compressor

Methods and systems are provided for providing assistive action to a driver of a vehicle to increase a following distance between the vehicle and a target lead vehicle. In one example, providing assistive action includes, operating the vehicle manually behind a target lead vehicle on a road, including estimating a following distance between the vehicle and the target lead vehicle, and responsive to the following distance being less than a first threshold following distance, providing an assistive action by adjusting a mapping from a driver demand to a wheel torque of the vehicle to increase a perceived resistance of the vehicle to the driver demand as the following distance decreases.

Methods and systems for assistive action of a vehicle

Disclosed herein is a system including a computer programmed to actuate a plurality of drones to first establish one or more electrical connections therebetween and then to provide a jump start to a vehicle.

Multi-drone ground vehicle jump start

Methods and systems are provided for an air system. In one example, a system includes a boost device configured to be driven by exhaust air from a plurality of cylinder in order to compress ambient air. The compressed ambient air is delivered to a tank configured to store compressed gases.

Method and system for on vehicle compressed air generation

A vehicle has a braking system including a brake pedal and a controller. The controller may cause the brake pedal to move to a predetermined position responsive to automatic application of braking torque by the braking system. The controller may further implement an update such that the predetermined position corresponds to zero braking torque.

Automatic brake pedal control

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Douglas Raymond Martin