Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Ford Global Technology, LLC

Thomas George Leone

Kenneth James Miller

Gopichandra Surnilla

Joseph Norman Ulrey

Aed M Dudar

Ross Dykstra Pursifull

Michael Howard Shelby

Robert Albert Stein

Donald James Lewis

Michael Damian Czekala

Douglas Raymond Martin

John David Russell

Mark Allen Dearth

Ralph Wayne Cunningham

Diana D Brehob

James Eric Anderson

Mrdjan J Jankovic

William Charles Ruona

Chris Paul Glugla

James Michael Kerns

Brad Alan Boyer

Eric Hongtei Tseng

John Nelson

Daniel Joseph Styles

Alexander O'Connor Gibson

Peter Charles Moilanen

Al Berger

Jeffrey Allen Doering

David Karl Bidner

Diana Yanakiev

Davor Hrovat

Robert Walter McCabe

Chris James Hocking

Michael James Uhrich

Giovanni Cavataio

James Alfred Hilditch

Joseph Robert Theis

Todd Anthony Rumpsa

Jeff Doering

Marcus William Fried

Lyth Alobiedat

Jeff Chester Lyjak

Tony Mark Phillips

Jeffrey C Lyjak

Xiaogang Zhang

John Edward Brevick

William Paul Perkins

Brad Alan VanDerWege

William Francis Stockhausen

Alvin Henry Berger

Rick L Williams

Eric Michael Rademacher

Jeffrey Eliot Chottiner

Christopher Alan Lear

John Anthony DeMarco

Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad

Brett Stanley Hinds

Husein Sukaria

Apoorv Agarwal

Michael Pozar

John Eric Rollinger

Jianbo Lu

Steven Anatole Frait

Jianwen James Yi

Gregory McConville

Zhengyu Dai

Jerry Dean Robichaux

Eric Warren Curtis

Norman Jerry Bird

Clifford E Maki

Patrick Kevin Holub

James Thomas Gooden

Mazen Hammoud

Steven Schwochert

Franco Ragazzi

Karen Elizabeth Maceroni

James Randall Leiby

Christopher House

Mark Anthony Tascillo

Justin Trzeciak

Michael Kruntovski

Wen Dai

Christopher James Hocking

Christopher Cundy

Chad Boarman

Christian T Goralski

Vincent Mastrogiacomo

System and methods for an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, the internal combustion engine may be a boosted internal combustion engine that includes an igniter that is at least partially positioned in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The igniter includes an orifice that is configured to release exhaust from a pre-chamber of the igniter.

Vented pre-chamber ignitor

Methods and systems are provided for a pre-chamber. In one example, a system includes a pre-chamber and a piston arranged in a combustion chamber. The piston and/or combustion chamber comprise one or more features configured to force squish flow into the pre-chamber.

Methods and systems for prechamber

Methods and systems are provided for adjusting canister purge flow based on robustness conditions of pre-chamber ignition of an engine at non-steady state operating conditions wherein robustness conditions comprise operating conditions wherein the engine operates at air to fuel ratios that are under or exceed stoichiometric ratios and canister purge flow is adjusted proportionally based on a degree of robustness of the robustness conditions. Further methods are provided for adjusting canister purge flow based on robustness conditions of pre-chamber ignition of the engine at steady state operating conditions.

Systems and methods for reducing evaporative emissions via pre-chamber ignition

System and methods for operating a vehicle that includes a boosted engine are described. In one example, a spark plug may be adjusted between two operating states to reduce a possibility of pre-ignition and spark plug fouling. A first operating state may be conducive to operating the engine at light loads. The first operating state may be conducive to operating the engine at higher loads.

Spark plug for boosted engine

Methods and systems are presented for improving operation of an engine that includes an evaporative emissions system. In one example, the methods and systems adjust an amount of fuel that is delivered to a pre-chamber of an igniter in response to purging fuel vapors and/or an indication of hydrocarbon breakthrough of a carbon filled fuel vapor storage canister.

Method and system for lowering vehicle emissions using active pre-chamber ignition

A method and a system for adjusting a base idle speed of an engine are described. In one example, the method reduces engine speed according to output of a sensor that senses mechanical vibrations. Once a vibration level exceeds a threshold, engine speed reduction ceases and the base engine idle speed is adjusted according to a present engine speed.

Engine idle speed control

Methods and systems are provided for controlling an engine idle-stop based on upcoming traffic and road conditions. In one example, a method may include receiving data including traffic information and road characteristics immediately ahead of a vehicle from one or more remote sources, and adjusting one or more vehicle thresholds based on the received data. A duration of a prospective engine idle-stop may be estimated based on the received data and an engine idle-stop may be initiated based on the duration of the prospective engine idle-stop and the adjusted one or more vehicle threshold.

Methods and systems for controlling engine idle-stop

Methods and systems are provided for reducing emissions during an engine cold start. In one example, a method may include, during emission control device heating, injecting heated air into an exhaust runner of each cylinder of the engine during an exhaust stroke of the corresponding cylinder, after a blowdown exhaust pulse. In this way, an amount of hydrocarbons in feedgas provided to the emission control device prior to the emission control device reaching its light-off temperature may be reduced.

Systems and methods for hot air injection into exhaust ports

Methods and systems are provided for improving the manner in which different fuel types are used under different driving scenarios. In one example, a method may include determining a travel route based on a particular transportation request input by a customer into a software application, where the software application selects a vehicle from a plurality of available vehicles to fulfill the transportation request based on a relative fuel octane content of fuel stored by the available vehicles. In this way, appropriate fuel type usage for different driving scenarios may be improved, and non-appropriate fuel type usage may be avoided.

Systems and methods for fuel purchase decision assistance

This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for lifting drones to a desired height before launching. In one exemplary embodiment, a drone elevator system includes a looped cable that is engaged to a pair of pulleys. A first pulley of the pair of pulleys is coupled to a lighter-than-air craft and the second pulley is attached to a motor. The lighter-than-air craft moves upwards so as to raise the first pulley skywards and place the looped cable at an angle with respect to the ground. The motor is then operated to rotate the second pulley for moving the looped cable. The cable includes a set of tethers each of which is used to tether a drone. Each tether includes an extension arm that prevents the tethered drone from making contact with the cable when being lifted. Each tethered drone can be launched after being lifted to a desired height.

Drone elevator systems and methods

Systems and methods for stopping an engine of a vehicle are described. In one example, the method anticipates when an engine is expected to stop and modifies engine operation so that less fuel is in the engine's intake ports when the engine is stopped so that the fuel may not escape the engine when the engine is restarted.

Methods and system for stopping an engine

A vehicle includes a controller that may be configured to, responsive to receiving a delivery request associated with a drone, periodically transmit a current location, trip route information, and acceleration data of the vehicle to guide the drone to a rendezvous location, and responsive to receiving a proximity notification associated with the drone, open a delivery opening of the vehicle.

Method and apparatus for vehicle to drone interaction

Methods and systems are provided for an engine, including an engine cylinder coupled to a cylinder head, and a pre-chamber. The pre-chamber includes a first end proximal to the cylinder head, a spark gap, and pre-chamber walls enclosing an internal volume including a dead volume. The dead volume includes all of the internal volume positioned between the first end and the spark gap. A moveable element is positioned in the internal volume and fluidly coupled to the dead volume, wherein moving the moveable element changes a ratio of the dead volume to the internal volume. In this way, combustion conditions may be enhanced at a plurality of engine conditions.

Systems and methods for adjustable pre-chamber

Data are collected on a turbidity of a fuel tank at each of a plurality of fueling stations. A fueling station is selected based on the collected data. A vehicle is moved to the selected fueling station.

Enhanced vehicle refueling

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Dearborn, MI, United States of America

Thomas George Leone