Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Boyle

Matthew T. Boyle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Control system architecture for a hybrid powertrain
    Patent number: 7537542
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a powertrain system comprising an engine and two electrical machines operably coupled to a two-mode compound-split electro-mechanical transmission is provided. It includes a system controller and two motor control processors. The system controller communicates with the motor control processors via two high speed communications buses and directly-linked serial peripheral interface buses. The motor control processors control flow of electrical power between the electrical machines and an electrical energy storage device. A second control device is operable to control the engine, preferably to control torque output. The internal combustion engine preferably has a crank position sensor which is signally connected to a dedicated input to the second control device and to a dedicated input to the system controller of the first control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Cawthorne, Mario V. Maiorana, Jr., Jy-Jen F. Sah, Sean E Gleason, Gregory A. Hubbard, Leonard G. Wozniak, Matthew T. Boyle, Anthony H. Heap, Aniket Kothari
  • CONTROL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN
    Publication number: 20080064559
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a powertrain system comprising an engine and two electrical machines operably coupled to a two-mode compound-split electro-mechanical transmission is provided. It includes a system controller and two motor control processors. The system controller communicates with the motor control processors via two high speed communications buses and directly-linked serial peripheral interface buses. The motor control processors control flow of electrical power between the electrical machines and an electrical energy storage device. A second control device is operable to control the engine, preferably to control torque output. The internal combustion engine preferably has a crank position sensor which is signally connected to a dedicated input to the second control device and to a dedicated input to the system controller of the first control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: William R. Cawthorne, Mario V. Maiorana, Jy-Jen F. Sah, Sean E. Gleason, Gregory A. Hubbard, Leonard G. Wozniak, Matthew T. Boyle, Anthony H. Heap, Aniket Kothari