Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Poyu Tsou

Benjamin Pence

Lawrence M Rose

Judy H Che

Christopher Mark Greiner

Ming-Ran Lee

Kai Wang

Jenyuan Yuan Her

A controller with energy economy rating (EER) calibration logic is configured to adjust a look-ahead time and feed-forward mapping window for vehicle controls according to EER.

Vehicle driver-model controller with energy economy rating adjustments

A method, comprising during a vehicle engine cold start, opening a first valve coupled between a first container containing an adsorbent and a second container containing an adsorbate, circulating a first fluid through a first conduit coupled to a first heat exchanger located within the first container and a second heat exchanger located outside the first container, and circulating a second fluid through a second conduit coupled to the second heat exchanger. In this way, heat may be generated at the adsorber during a cold start and subsequently transferred to the cooling jacket of the vehicle engine and/or other vehicle compartments, thereby decreasing the warm-up time for the engine.

System for thermal management of a vehicle and method for vehicle cold start

Vehicle model rattle detection method and system process vibration displacement data of elements of a vehicle CAE model to predict rattle of the vehicle. The rattle detection method and system includes dividing a vehicle model into a plurality of elements and grids. The displacement data for each element as a function of vibration is then provided. The element-grid pairs which contact due to vibration are then determined using the displacement data. Contact velocity for each contacting element-grid pair due to vibration is then estimated. Rattle for each contacting element pair as a function of contact velocity is then determined. The displacement data includes magnitude data and phase data for each element as a function of vibration over time. A rattle index for each contacting element pair is generated, the rattle index is indicative of rattle severity.

Vehicle rattle detection method and system

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