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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marla Johnston, Plymouth, MI (US);
Paul A. Mueller, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Zdravko Nikolik, Tecumseh, CA;
David Divis, Dearborn, MI (US);
Boris Gorovets, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
John Dolinsky, Jr., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for fuel fill volume estimation for a vehicle. An example vehicle includes a fuel tank float, a dashboard display, and an engine control module. The engine control module divides a fuel tank into zones. When the vehicle is not in motion and a position of the fuel tank float changes by a threshold amount, engine control module measures an initial fuel level. When the position of the fuel tank float does not change for a threshold period of time, the engine control module measures a final fuel level. Additionally, the engine control module calculates an amount of fuel added to the fuel tank based on the zones associated with the initial fuel level and a final fuel level and display the amount on the dashboard display.