Patents Assigned to Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretart of the Army
  • System And Method For Vehicle Drive Cycle Determination And Energy Management
    Publication number: 20100305798
    Abstract: System and method for vehicle drive cycle determination and energy management is provided. Based on a number of inputs, the system can determine the type of road that the vehicle is likely to drive on as well as the level of traffic congestion that the vehicle is likely to experience. Using these determinations, setpoints for various degrees of freedom, such as engine speed and battery power, can be set to reduce energy usage in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretart of the Army, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Phillips, Ming Lang Kuang, JungMe Park, Yi Murphey, Leonidas Kiliaris, Md Abul Masrur, Zhihang Chen