Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Greg Blaisdell Stevens

Jianbo Lu

Dimitar Petrov Filev

Kwaku O Prakah-Asante

Stefano Di Cairano

Shane Elwart

Ilya V Kolmanovsky

Thomas Edward Pilutti

Douglas Scott Rhode

Steven Joseph Szwabowski

Michael Hafner

Levasseur Tellis

Jeffrey Dan Rupp

Xingping Chen

Timothy D Zwicky

Andy Chuan Hsia

Paul James Novak

Jiyi Liu

A control system for a vehicle includes a computer. The computer is programmed to command application of one of up to a predetermined steering torque value and up to a predetermined net asymmetric braking force value. Each predetermined force is selected to achieve a predetermined vehicle yaw torque that is at most the lesser of a first maximum yaw torque resulting from actuating a steering system and a second maximum yaw torque resulting from actuating a brake system.

Steering and braking control system

The present disclosure provides a system and a method for mitigating vehicle rollovers, the method comprises monitoring a vehicular tilt and sensing a vehicular rollover in a particular direction, through a tilt sensor. Further, the system determines an occurrence of a rollover according to a calculated tilt threshold, through a central processing unit. Steering the vehicle in the sensed direction of the rollover, accelerating the vehicle in the same direction, and braking the vehicle upon sensing a decrease in the rollover, all being controlled through a controller, enables the vehicle to eventually stabilize and return to track.

Vehicle rollover mitigation system

A system and method for providing driving support system to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a set of control modules, having at least one operational setting, configured for electronically controlling the vehicle components. The system includes an integrated drive mode selection module having a set of drive modes for modifying the settings for each control module. A sensing system detects at least one condition associated with the driver, vehicle or surroundings. A controller determines an appropriate drive mode for the vehicle based on the condition and the output of a safety module that ensures that the drive mode is safe while driving.

System and method for integrated control of vehicle control systems

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Greg Blaisdell Stevens