Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

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Keith Weston

Brendan F Diamond

Andrew Denis Lewandowski

Jordan Barrett

Michael Alan Mcnees

Stuart C Salter

John Robert Van Wiemeersch

Matthew Johnson

Joshua Sharpe

Andrew Thomas Cunningham

David Michael Russell

Lorne Forsythe

Anthony J Maraldo

Matthew Arthur Titus

Jonathan Hair

Ryan O'Rourke

Lars Niklas Pettersson

Andrew Monticello

Andrew D Niedert

Andrew Arthur Brown

Victor Martinez

Jim Stevens

Andrew Brown

Ryan Orourke

Aed M Dudar

Aaron Lewis Mills

Shehan Haputhanthri

David Douglas Friske

Mark Thomas Weston

Jeffrey John Ley

Jonathan Michael Graves

Brian Gabel

Francis Aroyehun

Zackary Swisher

Trystan Magnuson

James Gerard Cullen

Derek Bier

Pietro Buttolo

Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam

Vivekanandh Elangovan

Aaron Bradley Johnson

Mark Meinhart

Ryan Edwin Hanson

Ryan J O'Gorman

Todd Ansbacher

Peter Douglas Kuechler

Kendra White

Filip Tomik

Hani Mohammad Ayesh

Jonathan Sullivan

James Trent

Lucian Lippok

Rohit Hippalgaonkar

Ray A Sackett

Sai Prasanth Velusamy

Daniel Joseph Dunn

Kenneth J Boyd

Nicholas Anthony Quatrano

Alex Allmandinger

Brent Alan Hall

Jorge Rivas

Nolen Thomas Barnes, Iii

Grant Patrick Mayer

Ryan O'gorman

Rudi Todd Ansbacher

Kenneth Mchugh

David Guglielmo

Charles Richard Drake

Joshua Walters

Alexander Ferencz

Trenton Lee McMillion

Michael Joseph Niksa

Joshua Wheeler

Matthew Blake Tranter

Ian George Eickholdt

Brendan Diamond

Courtney Wright

Brandon Roberts

Jessica Louise Smith

Enzo Campagnolo

Jennifer Bloedow

Edwin Ho

Michael A McNees

Brent Clark

Justin DeSordi

Nikhil Subramaniam

James Ethan Jones

Tim Beck

A controller commands an electric machine of a vehicle to produce propulsive torque with energy from a traction battery of the vehicle and, at a same time, commands an electric machine of a trailer coupled with the vehicle to produce regenerative torque such that a speed of the vehicle does not change.

Coordinated control of vehicle and trailer electric machines

A vehicle including a sensor unit, an exterior light and a processor is disclosed. The sensor unit may capture inputs associated with vehicle surroundings. The processor may determine that a user may be performing an activity in proximity to the exterior light based on the inputs obtained from the sensor unit. The processor may also determine an activity type based on the inputs responsive to determining that the user is performing the activity. The processor may further determine an optimal lighting intensity for the exterior light based on the activity type. The processor may then illuminate the exterior light at the optimal lighting intensity.

Systems and methods to control operation of vehicle exterior lights based on user activity

A vehicle includes one or more actuatable mudflap portions provided to the vehicle, capable of deployment and retraction to respectively increase and decrease deflection of wheel-spray and receives vehicle sensor information indicating driving conditions. The vehicle examines the sensor information to determine the presence of a first condition predefined as suitable for deployment of at least one of the mudflap portions. Further, the vehicle examines the sensor information to determine that no one or more of second conditions predefined as blocking deployment are met and, responsive to the presence of the first condition and the absence of the second conditions, automatically deploys the at least one mudflap portion.

Dynamically deployable adaptive mud flaps

A system communicatively coupled with a vehicle is disclosed. The system may include a detection unit configured to measure sound in proximity to a vehicle tire, and a processor communicatively coupled with the detection unit. The processor may be configured to obtain inputs from the detection unit, and identify a slow leakage in the vehicle tire based on the inputs. The processor may be further configured to output a notification responsive to a slow leakage identification. The system may be a part of the vehicle or may be part of a user device communicatively coupled to the vehicle.

Slow leak detection systems and methods

A vehicle determines that a vehicle enhanced driving mode has been requested. The vehicle determines whether a condition for engaging such a mode has been met. Additionally, the vehicle offers a user-override, when the condition has not been met and the condition is a condition defined as over-rideable and responsive to override acceptance, engaging the requested driving mode. In other instances, the vehicle monitors mode usage against predefined maximum usage constraints, and may facilitate excess mode usage if constraints are exceeded.

Track / off road mode UX emissions and fuel label compliant using geofencing

A vehicle is configured to be connected to a trailer. The vehicle is configured to detect connections of the trailer to utility infrastructure. Movement of the vehicle is moderated if physical utility connections are present.

Pre-departure trailer based attachment detection system

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The UAV may include a UAV transceiver configured to receive course information associated with a course. The UAV may further include a UAV processor that may be configured to obtain the course information from the UAV transceiver. Responsive to obtaining the course information, the UAV processor may determine a UAV position in the course, and identify a course marker, from a plurality of course markers, in proximity to the UAV position based on the course information. The UAV processor may then determine navigation instructions associated with the course marker for a vehicle to navigate the course based on the course information. The UAV may be configured to move in proximity to a vehicle front portion and display the navigation instructions.

Unmanned aerial vehicle for course marking

An ionic airflow management system for a motor vehicle includes a controller, a power supply in communication with the controller, at least one exterior component of a motor vehicle having an integral electrode in electrical communication with the power supply, the integral electrode comprising a cathodic terminal portion and an anodic terminal portion oriented relative to a managed airflow vector, and at least one sensor in communication with the controller, the at least one sensor including a speed sensor. The power supply receives signals from the controller to supply a predetermined amount of electrical power to the integral electrode based on a threshold speed detected by the speed sensor in an active mode. The power supply receives signals from the controller to switch off electrical power to the integral electrode below the threshold speed in an inactive mode.

Active ionic propulsion system for motor vehicles

Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to determine threshold speed for a vehicle and trailer are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes memory, instructions, and programmable circuitry to execute the instructions to access information associated with at least one of a vehicle or a trailer coupled to the vehicle, determine, by executing a model based on the information, a threshold speed for the vehicle and the trailer, and prevent, by activating at least one vehicle control, the vehicle and the trailer from travelling at or above the threshold speed.

Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to determine threshold speed for a vehicle and trailer

A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine a wakeup time for an occupant of a vehicle based on a destination and an object in an interior of the vehicle, and actuate a vehicle component to awaken the occupant.

Vehicle HMI actuation

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to determine the load of a vehicle via camera-based height measurement are disclosed herein. An example vehicle described herein includes a suspension assembly associated with a wheel, a first feature, a first camera, and a processor to execute instructions to capture, via the first camera, a first image including the first feature and a second feature, the first feature and a second feature having a first spatial relationship in the first image, capture, via the first camera, a second image including the first feature and the second feature, the first feature and the second feature having a second spatial relationship in the second image, and determine, based on a difference between the first spatial relationship and the second spatial relationship, a deflection of the suspension assembly.

Methods and apparatus to determine the load of a vehicle via camera based height measurement

A vehicle includes a front axle having left and right front wheels and a rear axle having left and right rear wheels. A steering-wheel assembly is used to control at least the front wheels. Left and right driver-actuatable inputs are supported by the steering wheel assembly. A vehicle controller is programmed to, responsive to actuation of the driver-actuatable inputs, place the vehicle in one or more operating modes such as tank turn, trail turn assist, or diagonal driving mode.

Limited use driving operations for vehicles

A vehicle control system may include a sensor network sensing vehicle attitude information and a controller operably coupled to the sensor network to determine, based on the vehicle attitude information, movement of a center of gravity of the vehicle relative to an axis of rotation of the vehicle. The controller may further determine a modification to a torque application of the vehicle based on the movement of the center of gravity of the vehicle relative to the axis of rotation of the vehicle.

BEV powertrain/steering controls for enhanced stability on inclined surfaces

A vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data; and a controller programmed to: responsive to receiving the sensor data indicative of rocks being propelled off the ground, perform a vehicle operation to protect the vehicle from the propelled rocks.

Rock kick up recognition system

The suspension assembly may include a suspension element operably coupling a chassis to a wheel assembly of the vehicle, and a coating operably coupled to an exposed portion of the suspension element that is compressed or displaced responsive to a suspension event. The coating when powered may emit light to illuminate the suspension element and an area proximate to the suspension element.

Illuminating coating for an element of a suspension assembly

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Keith Weston