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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Apoorv Agarwal, Clarkston, MI (US);
Brett Stanley Hinds, Clarkston, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Apoorv Agarwal, Clarkston, MI (US);
Brett Stanley Hinds, Clarkston, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for facilitating refueling operations in vehicles operating with multiple fuels. A vehicle operator may be assisted in refueling the multiple fuel tanks of the vehicle by being provided one or more refueling profiles that take into account the vehicle's future trip plans, the predicted environmental conditions along a planned route, and the operator's preferences.