Patents by Inventor Simon HEGARTY

Simon HEGARTY 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).

  • DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PREDICTIVE ROUTE ENERGY ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20230152110
    Abstract: A control system is arranged to: receive energy information for a vehicle; divide route data into a plurality of route segments comprising first and second route segments; wherein each route segment is indicative of a portion of the route, a first route segment precedes a second route segment along the route, and the length of the first portion is smaller than the length of the second portion of the route; determine an energy requirement for each route segment in dependence on the energy information; and output the energy requirement for the plurality of route segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Graham BERNEY-DALE, Andrew BRADLEY, Nigel JOHNSON, Viorel RADU, Simon HEGARTY, Matthew HANCOCK, Minsuk SHIN
  • Electric vehicle braking system, method, controller and computer program product
    Patent number: 11192452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a controller (27) for a braking system for a vehicle (10). The braking system has an independent generator (20, 22) on respective front and rear axles (16, 18). The controller (27) comprises an input (44) arranged to monitor a vehicle condition and an operating condition of the generators (20, 22). The controller (27) also comprises a processing means (46) arranged to determine a brake force distribution range between the front and rear axles (16, 18) based on the vehicle condition, and in response to a braking demand and the operating condition of the generators (20, 22), calculate a brake force distribution within the brake force distribution range. In addition, the controller (27) comprises an output (50) arranged to control the generators in accordance with the calculated brake force distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Satterthwaite, Matthew Hancock, Simon Hegarty, Nicolas Godlewski, Zahir Ismail
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM, METHOD, CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20180244159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a controller (27) for a braking system for a vehicle (10). The braking system has an independent generator (20, 22) on respective front and rear axles (16, 18). The controller (27) comprises an input (44) arranged to monitor a vehicle condition and an operating condition of the generators (20, 22). The controller (27) also comprises a processing means (46) arranged to determine a brake force distribution range between the front and rear axles (16, 18) based on the vehicle condition, and in response to a braking demand and the operating condition of the generators (20, 22), calculate a brake force distribution within the brake force distribution range. In addition, the controller (27) comprises an output (50) arranged to control the generators in accordance with the calculated brake force distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Anthony SATTERTHWAITE, Matthew HANCOCK, Simon HEGARTY, Nicolas GODLEWSKI, Zahir ISMAIL