Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Hassene Jammoussi

Imad Hassan Makki

Pankaj Kumar

Robert Roy Jentz

Michael Igor Kluzner

Fakhreddine Landolsi

Michael Casedy

Michael James Uhrich

Gopichandra Surnilla

James Michael Kerns

Adam Nathan Banker

Kenneth John Behr

Gladys Galicia

Dimitar Petrov Filev

Fling Finn Tseng

Stephen B Smith

Adam Krach

Andrew Paul Bagnasco

Adithya Pravarun Re Ranga

Jose Francisco Martinez Leyva

Tyler DeWine

Brien Lloyd Fulton

Steven Joseph Szwabowski

John Erik Mikael Hellstrom

Carlos Armesto

Shiqi Qiu

Mark Thomas Linenberg

Daniel F Slavin

Yun Xing

Bruce C Arnold

Zena Yanqing Yee

William P Boone

John Steven McWilliams

Alex John William Michael Howard

Gladys G Soriano

Xun Tang

A method and system for monitoring an exhaust gas sensor coupled in an engine exhaust is provided. In one example, the method determines an estimate of an exhaust gas oxygen sensor time constant according to a correlation between a rate of change of a Lambda value and a system time constant.

System and method for diagnosing an exhaust gas sensor

A method and system for monitoring an exhaust gas sensor coupled in an engine exhaust is provided. In one example, the method determines an estimate of an exhaust gas oxygen sensor time constant according to a comparison of air/fuel ratios and a system time constant.

A method for determining the presence of water and diesel exhaust fluid mixed with diesel fuel is disclosed. In one example, output pressure of a fuel pump may be indicative of the presence or absence of water in diesel fuel. The presence or absence of water in fuel may be evaluated in response to filling a fuel tank.

Method and system for water in fuel prognostic monitor

Methods, Apparatus, and Articles of Manufacture are disclosed for determining a tread depth status of a tire of a vehicle, including an accelerometer interface to access acceleration data from an accelerometer associated with the tire, the acceleration data including first acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a first direction, second acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a second direction, and third acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a third direction, and a data segmenter to segment the first acceleration data into a first data segment, the second acceleration data into a second data segment, and the third acceleration data into a third data segment based on at least one of an acceleration cycle or a common time interval.

Methods and apparatus to determine tire tread depth

A system includes a processor configured to receive a set of user attribute preferences for a trip. The processor is also configured to determine a plurality of trip routes, the routes having variance in a value for at least one user attribute preference as compared to other of the routes. The processor is further configured to present the plurality of routes in a selectable manner, including displaying an attribute value associated with each route and implement navigation for a selected route.

Method and apparatus for route characteristic determination and presentation

A system, including a means for controlling vehicle steering, braking and powertrain and a means for determining first lane marker distances based on second lane marker distances received at a first vehicle from a second vehicle and a distance and an angle measured from the first vehicle to the second vehicle. A vehicle can be operated based on the first lane marker distances and the means for controlling vehicle steering, braking and powertrain.

Vehicle steering control

A system includes a processor configured to receive report of a vehicle part malfunction, along with vehicle travel history covering at least a predefined time period. The processor is also configured to obtain condition data relating to environmental conditions encountered by the vehicle during the travel history. The processor is further configured to compare the obtained condition data to other condition data obtained from other vehicles reporting the same part malfunction. And the processor is configured to create a malfunction likelihood record for the vehicle part, including an association with a condition occurring over a threshold percentage of times with regards to all obtained condition data relating to the part malfunction and an indicator of a likely failure when a vehicle encounters the condition.

Method and apparatus for statistical vehicle element failure analysis

Systems and methods for detecting and reporting vehicle damage events are provided herein. An example method includes detecting any of a key-on or key-off event for a vehicle at a second point in time; in response to detecting the key-on or key-off event, obtaining a current set of images of one or more surfaces of the vehicle using one or more onboard cameras of the vehicle; accessing a baseline set of images for the vehicle obtained at a first point in time that precedes the second point in time; comparing the current set of images to the baseline set of images to determine damage to the one or more surfaces; and presenting a message through a human machine interface of the vehicle that is indicative of the damage.

Systems and methods for detecting and reporting vehicle damage events

Methods and systems are provided for learning fuel injector error for cylinder groups during a deceleration fuel shut-off (DFSO), where all cylinders of an engine are deactivated, sequentially firing each cylinder of a cylinder group, each cylinder fueled via consecutive first and second fuel pulses of differing fuel pulse width from an injector. Based on a lambda deviation between the first and second pulses, a fuel error for the injector and an air-fuel ratio imbalance for each cylinder is learned. Alternatively or additionally, a difference in crankshaft acceleration between the first and second pulses relative to the expected deviation may be used to learn torque error, and adjust fuel injector error and air-ratio imbalance for each cylinder.

Method and system for air-fuel ratio control

A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the computer to determine a recursive standard deviation and a recursive mean offset of a plurality of steering component angles and to identify a wheel misalignment fault upon determining that the recursive standard deviation is below a deviation threshold and the recursive mean offset is above an offset threshold.

Wheel diagnostic

A computer determines that a rate of travel value for a route segment being traversed by a first vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold. A maneuver is planned for the first vehicle to depart from the route segment based on collected vehicle operating data from one or more second vehicles previously traversing the route segment. The first vehicle is instructed to execute the maneuver to depart the route segment.

Vehicle route navigation

Methods and systems are provided for regulating exhaust flow through an exhaust system of an engine. In one example, a method may include directing exhaust from downstream of a catalytic converter to a compressor storage tank in response to an engine air-fuel ratio deviating from stoichiometry. The stored exhaust may be released from the compressor storage tank to recirculate through the catalytic converter to atmosphere after adjusting an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust in the storage tank and when the catalytic converter is at a target operating temperature.

Method and system for catalytic conversion

Methods and systems are provided for reliably prognosing a vehicle component, such as a vehicle battery or an intake air filter. A state of degradation of the component is recursively predicted by updating, based on a sensed vehicle operating parameter, a previously estimated state of degradation of the component, the parameter selected based on the component being diagnosed, as well as based on past driving history and future driving predictions. The predicted state of degradation is then converted into an estimate of time or distance remaining before the component needs to serviced, and displayed to the vehicle operator.

Method for monitoring component life

A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to, based on a vehicle destination, identify a diagnostic condition and a specified operating pattern of a vehicle component that includes at least one of vehicle propulsion, braking, and steering. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to operate the vehicle based on the vehicle component and the operating pattern.

Vehicle diagnostic operation

Methods and systems are provided for determining condition of an air filter coupled to an intake passage of an engine system. In one example, a method may include estimating a resistance of the air filter based on a manifold air charge value. The manifold air charge value may be either a mass air flow or a manifold air pressure.

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