Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Matthew Charles Cross

Peter Treman

Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake

Arun Kumar

Steven Darrell Miller

Karen S Maceachern

Chad Everet Esselink

Joann Xing

Jacob Gaiski

A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle speed and heading. The processor is also configured to determine a local data set having coordinates reachable by a vehicle traveling at a projected speed based on the received speed and heading within a predetermined amount of time. The processor is further configured to define a geo-fence at a distance from a local data set perimeter such that a vehicle reaching the geo-fence at the received speed will have time to download new local data before reaching the local data set perimeter and send the geo-fence definition and coordinate data within the local data set to the vehicle.

Method and apparatus for dynamic localized coordinate download

A system includes a first electronic control unit (ECU) processor configured to function as a scheduler, connected to a bus on a controller area network. The processor is also configured to receive an availability notification, indicating ECU available processing power, from a second ECU connected to the bus. The processor is further configured to instruct the second ECU to become the scheduler, responsive to a determination that the ECU available processing power is greater than processing power available locally on the first ECU.

Method and apparatus for distributed computing using controller area network protocols

A Parabolic-Type reflector has a uniform Apparent Brightness over the reflector surface. A model of the reflector is divided into a plurality of elements arrayed radially around the reflector focus. Each element has a length lmeasured radially from the focus and perpendicular to an optical axis of the reflector, and an initial depth d-initmeasured parallel to the optical axis. For each element, a light-angle &#x3b1;is calculated, the angle of light from the light source subtended by the element. An Apparent Brightness is found for each element, AB&#x2261;&#x3b1;/l. The element ewith the lowest Apparent Brightness ABis identified. For each element other than ea required light-angle is found, the required light-angle &#x3b1;-corr=AB&#xd7;l. While maintaining l, the initial depth d-initof the element is reduced to a corrected depth d-corrnecessary to achieve &#x3b1;-corr.

Vehicle lamps with uniform apparent brightness

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