Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

John Eric Rollinger

Douglas Raymond Martin

Adam J Richards

Jeffrey Allen Doering

Robert Roy Jentz

Karen Willard

Paul A Pietrzyk

Scott Steadmon Thompson

Ross Dykstra Pursifull

Robert Andrew Wade

Alex O'Connor Gibson

Ed Badillo

Tyler Kelly

David Bell

Vincent Martinez

David Karl Bidner

Nicholas Herhusky

David Hancock

Kenneth James Miller

Michael Howard Shelby

Julia Helen Buckland

Adam Krach

Robert Michael Grant

Chris Paul Glugla

Michiel Jacques Van Nieuwstadt

Hugh Hamilton

Joseph Norman Ulrey

Michael John Cullen

Mrdjan J Jankovic

Alexander O'Connor Gibson

Brien Lloyd Fulton

Robert Baskins

William Goodwin

Jamie Charles Hanshaw

Aed M Dudar

Ralph Wayne Cunningham

Jianwen James Yi

James Alfred Hilditch

Michael Igor Kluzner

Sumanth Reddy Dadam

Allen Joseph Lehmen

John Erik Mikael Hellstrom

Alan Gutowski

Curtis Mark Jones

Peter Mitchell Lyon

Michael Joseph Giunta

Samer Ibrahim

Peter Douglas Kuechler

Steve T Skikun

Jason Meyer

Adam Nathan Banker

Joseph Lyle Thomas

Amey Y Karnik

Stephen George Russ

Jeff Doering

Matthew John Gerhart

Benjamin M Rocci

Gopichandra Surnilla

Bradley Dean Riedle

Brad Alan VanDerWege

Steven Joseph Szwabowski

Freeman Carter Gates

Eric A Luehrsen

Stephen Lee Cooper

Hank Kwong

Chad Everette Griffin

Edward Badillo

Alexander Phillip McDonnell

Thomas George Leone

Venkatesh Krishnan

Allan Roy Gale

Richard E Soltis

Hong Jiang

Felix Nedorezov

Walter Joseph Ortmann

Brad Alan Boyer

Mohannad Hakeem

Manfred Koberstein

Roger Joseph Khami

Ivan Vukovic

Baitao Xiao

Christopher Paul Glugla

Scott James Thompson

Imtiaz Ali

Nicholas Alexander Scheufler

John Anthony DeMarco

Xiaoying Zhang

Joshua Putman Styron

Patrick Matthews

Sathyanarayana Chary Palakonda

Jeffrey James Tumavitch

Alexander Timofeevich Zaremba

Dennis Allen Light

W Cary Cole

Jonathan Denis Crowe

Phillip Bonkoski

Michael Bastanipour

James M Basile

Joel John Beltramo

Mark Edward Shields

Self-optimization of an ultra-wideband (UWB) network is performed. A configuration of UWB anchors of a vehicle is identified. A state vector is constructed based on the identified configuration, the state vector including values for status and ranging quality indicators for each of the UWB anchors. A next state is predicted based on the state vector using reinforcement learning to optimize UWB coverage, wherein a conditional probability of the next state depends only on the state vector. Unified configuration interface (UCI) commands are sent to the UWB anchors to reconfigure the UWB anchors based on the predicted next state.

Self-optimizing on-vehicle network

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

Methods and systems are provided for heat sanitizing a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, responsive to receiving a request for cleaning an interior of a vehicle, adjusting a position of a sun shade based on at least one of an ambient temperature outside of the vehicle and a sun load of the vehicle, and operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to heat the interior above an upper threshold temperature for a first threshold duration. In this way, the HVAC system may be advantageously used to expose the vehicle interior to temperatures that kill or inactive microbes.

Method and system for a vehicle sanitizing mode

Systems and methods for limiting functionality of a vehicle are described. In one example, vehicle feature modules may specify vehicle behaviors and vehicle operation is limited according to the specified behaviors. Vehicle actuators may be adjusted to limit vehicle operation according to the specified vehicle behaviors. The vehicle behaviors may apply to powertrain systems, navigation systems, climate control systems, lighting systems and other vehicle systems.

Methods and system for vehicle function limiting

Methods and systems are provided for heat sanitizing a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, responsive to receiving a request for sanitization of a vehicle interior, activating an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system and operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to heat the vehicle interior above an upper threshold temperature for a threshold duration. In this way, the HVAC system may be advantageously used to expose the vehicle interior to temperatures that kill or inactive microbes while the UVGI system may supplement the heat sanitizing.

Methods and systems are provided for estimation of a road roughness index (RRI) and adjusting vehicle operation based on the metric. In one example, a method may include estimating the RRI as a function of a pitch energy and a roll energy of the vehicle travelling on the road. In response to the RRI being higher than a threshold, engine operation such as EGR flow rate may be adjusted.

Methods for a road surface metric

Methods and systems are provided for heat sanitizing a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, while receiving power from an external power source and responsive to receiving a request for cleaning an interior of a vehicle, operating an electric heater of a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to heat the interior above an upper threshold temperature for a first threshold duration using the power received from the external power source. In this way, the HVAC system may be advantageously used to expose the vehicle interior to temperatures that kill or inactive microbes while vehicle battery power and fuel are conserved by using power supplied from the external power source.

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

Systems and methods for determining which of an intake valve and an exhaust valve is to be deactivated first when an engine is operated in a variable displacement mode. In one example, an exhaust valve of the cylinder is deactivated before an intake valve of the cylinder when the engine is operated in a static variable displacement operating mode.

System and method for deactivating engine cylinders

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 an air conditioning system. An example method of determining current through a compressor suction valve in a vehicle air conditioning (AC) system is provided, the AC system comprises an evaporator fan and the method includes determining the speed of the evaporator fan and determining the current through the suction valve based on the speed of the evaporator fan.

Methods and systems for a vehicle air conditioning system

Methods and systems are provided for heat sanitizing a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, responsive to receiving a request for sanitization of a vehicle interior, operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to heat the vehicle interior above an upper threshold temperature for a threshold duration. In this way, the HVAC system may be advantageously used to expose the vehicle interior to temperatures that kill or inactive microbes.

A method and system for operating a vehicle that includes a plurality of engine starting devices and an internal combustion engine is described. In one example, the method determines whether or not to inhibit automatic engine stopping so that a lifespan of an engine starting device may be extended. In one example, the inhibiting is based on a ratio of an actual total number of engine starts generated via the engine starting device to an actual total distance traveled by the vehicle since the engine starting device was installed.

Methods and system for inhibiting automatic engine stopping

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