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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Jeff Robert Seaman, Petersburg, MI (US);
Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US);
Kenneth Patrick Mchugh, Canton, MI (US);
Andrew Stoscup, Wixom, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle control system for a vehicle may include a brake assembly for applying negative torque to one or more wheels of the vehicle, a grill shutter assembly that directs airflow over the brake assembly when opened, and prevents airflow toward the brake assembly when closed, and a controller that calculates a target brake temperature, the controller being operably coupled to the grill shutter assembly to control positioning of the grill shutter assembly based on a comparison between a current brake temperature to the target brake temperature.