Patents by Inventor Miguel A. BAHENA

Miguel A. BAHENA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230014442
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed a vehicle comprising a steering assist system, a steering wheel, a user interface, and a steering controller to detect, via the user interface, a request to move the steering wheel of a vehicle to a first rotational position, the steering wheel having a second rotational position, determine, based the first rotational position and a first parameter, a third rotational position having a first offset from the second rotational position, actuate, via the steering assist system, the steering wheel to the third rotational position, disengage the steering assist system, the disengagement causing the steering wheel to rotate to a fourth rotational position, and compare the first rotational position to the fourth rotational position to determine if the request has been satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Miguel A. Bahena, Andrew Brow, Rachel Dockstader, Michael Puleri, William James Bouse
  • Patent number: 10467905
    Abstract: A parking place alert system may include an interface, and a controller configured to generate an alert to be displayed via the interface and identifying a set of available park assist features selected in response to an indication that an available parking place is of a user identified type that defines a desired vehicle orientation and position relative to other parked vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Miguel A. Bahena
  • Patent number: 10160447
    Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting a current operating speed of a vehicle are disclosed. A position of the vehicle relative to an abrupt road change in front of the vehicle and a current operating speed are determined. Information regarding a profile of the abrupt road change is detected. Based on the determined position and current operating speed, a brake torque output is adjusted to reduce the current operating speed. Based on the profile, suspension parameters associated with the vehicle are dynamically adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Miguel A. Bahena
  • Publication number: 20180204464
    Abstract: A parking place alert system may include an interface, and a controller configured to generate an alert to be displayed via the interface and identifying a set of available park assist features selected in response to an indication that an available parking place is of a user identified type that defines a desired vehicle orientation and position relative to other parked vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erick Michael LAVOIE, Miguel A. BAHENA
  • Publication number: 20170106855
    Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting a current operating speed of a vehicle are disclosed. A position of the vehicle relative to an abrupt road change in front of the vehicle and a current operating speed are determined. Information regarding a profile of the abrupt road change is detected. Based on the determined position and current operating speed, a brake torque output is adjusted to reduce the current operating speed. Based on the profile, suspension parameters associated with the vehicle are dynamically adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Erick Michael LAVOIE, Miguel A. BAHENA
  • Patent number: 9592826
    Abstract: A system for parallel parking a vehicle into a target parking space is provided herein. The system includes a user input device through which one or more parking parameter selections are made. The system also includes a park assist system for automatically steering the vehicle during the execution of a parallel parking maneuver, wherein the parallel parking maneuver is governed by the one or more parking parameter selections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Miguel Bahena, Bradley G. Hochrein
  • Publication number: 20160236680
    Abstract: A system for parallel parking a vehicle into a target parking space is provided herein. The system includes a user input device through which one or more parking parameter selections are made. The system also includes a park assist system for automatically steering the vehicle during the execution of a parallel parking maneuver, wherein the parallel parking maneuver is governed by the one or more parking parameter selections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Miguel Bahena, Bradley G. Hochrein
  • Patent number: 9031745
    Abstract: A system for correcting steering wheel angle errors of a motor vehicle of the present disclosure may include a steering wheel angle sensor, an actuator angle sensor, and at least one of a wheel speed sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The system may further include a controller configured to receive signals from the steering wheel angle sensor, actuator angle sensor, and at least one of the wheel speed sensor and lateral acceleration sensor. The controller may be configured to calculate a correction angle based on the signals, and adjust a steering wheel angle of a steering wheel, as observed by a driver of the motor vehicle, based on the correction angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Miguel Bahena, Attila Benak, Andrew Brown, Sergio Condonesu, Darrel Alan Recker, Lodewijk Wijffels
  • Publication number: 20140200770
    Abstract: A system for correcting steering wheel angle errors of a motor vehicle of the present disclosure may include a steering wheel angle sensor, an actuator angle sensor, and at least one of a wheel speed sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The system may further include a controller configured to receive signals from the steering wheel angle sensor, actuator angle sensor, and at least one of the wheel speed sensor and lateral acceleration sensor. The controller may be configured to calculate a correction angle based on the signals, and adjust a steering wheel angle of a steering wheel, as observed by a driver of the motor vehicle, based on the correction angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Miguel BAHENA, Attila BENAK, Andrew BROWN, Sergio CONDONESU, Darrel Alan RECKER, Lodewijk WIJFFELS