Patents by Inventor Albert Chenouda Salib
Albert Chenouda Salib 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).
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Patent number: 9738132Abstract: An active vehicle suspension system includes an active damping mechanism operatively coupled to a vehicle wheel and configured for controlling a damping force applied to the wheel responsive to a control signal. A controller is operatively coupled to the damping mechanism and configured for generating a control signal to the damping mechanism responsive to velocity of the wheel in a downward vertical direction. At least one of a timer threshold and velocity threshold, used to determine whether a vehicle wheel has encountered a depression in a road surface, may be varied on a basis of a speed of the vehicle. A damping mechanism for a rear wheel of a vehicle may be controlled on a basis of how a damping mechanism for a front wheel is controlled.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Russ Lee Norton, Benjamin Bulat, William Gregory Suter, Albert Chenouda Salib, David Michael Russell, Uwe Hoffmann, Marc Suermann, Darrell Erick Butler, Louis Joseph Jamail
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Patent number: 9321320Abstract: An active vehicle suspension system includes an active damping mechanism operatively coupled to a vehicle wheel and configured for controlling a damping force applied to the wheel responsive to a control signal. A controller is operatively coupled to the damping mechanism and configured for generating a control signal to the damping mechanism responsive to velocity of the wheel in a downward vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Russ Lee Norton, Ben Bulat, Gregory Suter, Albert Chenouda Salib, David Michael Russell, Uwe Hoffmann, Marc Suermann
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Publication number: 20160046166Abstract: An active vehicle suspension system includes an active damping mechanism operatively coupled to a vehicle wheel and configured for controlling a damping force applied to the wheel responsive to a control signal. A controller is operatively coupled to the damping mechanism and configured for generating a control signal to the damping mechanism responsive to velocity of the wheel in a downward vertical direction. At least one of a timer threshold and velocity threshold, used to determine whether a vehicle wheel has encountered a depression in a road surface, may be varied on a basis of a speed of the vehicle. A damping mechanism for a rear wheel of a vehicle may be controlled on a basis of how a damping mechanism for a front wheel is controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Russ Lee NORTON, Benjamin BULAT, William Gregory SUTER, Albert Chenouda SALIB, David Michael RUSSELL, Uwe HOFFMANN, Marc SUERMANN, Darrell Erick BUTLER, Louis Joseph JAMAIL
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Publication number: 20150084290Abstract: An active vehicle suspension system includes an active damping mechanism operatively coupled to a vehicle wheel and configured for controlling a damping force applied to the wheel responsive to a control signal. A controller is operatively coupled to the damping mechanism and configured for generating a control signal to the damping mechanism responsive to velocity of the wheel in a downward vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Russ Lee NORTON, Ben BULAT, Gregory SUTER, Albert Chenouda SALIB, David Michael RUSSELL, Uwe HOFFMANN, Marc SUERMANN
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Patent number: 8918253Abstract: An active vehicle suspension system includes an active damping mechanism operatively coupled to a vehicle wheel and configured for controlling a damping force applied to the wheel responsive to a control signal. A controller is operatively coupled to the damping mechanism and configured for generating a control signal to the damping mechanism responsive to velocity of the wheel in a downward vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Russ Lee Norton, Benjamin Bulat, Greg Gregory Suter, Albert Chenouda Salib, David Michael Russell, Uwe Hoffmann, Marc Suermann
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Patent number: 8682560Abstract: A method and system for controlling vehicle stability may comprise determining whether a vehicle is oversteering or understeering and, if the vehicle is oversteering or understeering, determining an amount by which to reduce a speed of the vehicle to correct for understeering or oversteering and applying brake pressure to at least the rear brakes of the vehicle to reduce vehicle speed. The method and system also may comprise determining an engine torque reduction amount based on vehicle oversteer or understeer conditions, reducing engine torque by the determined amount or to zero if the determined amount of engine torque reduction is greater than an actual engine torque, and applying braking to at least the rear brakes of the vehicle if the determined amount of engine torque reduction is greater than the actual engine torque.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph Carr Meyers, Daniel Domek Eisele, Todd Allen Brown, Li Xu, Albert Chenouda Salib
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Publication number: 20130345933Abstract: An active vehicle suspension system includes an active damping mechanism operatively coupled to a vehicle wheel and configured for controlling a damping force applied to the wheel responsive to a control signal. A controller is operatively coupled to the damping mechanism and configured for generating a control signal to the damping mechanism responsive to velocity of the wheel in a downward vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Russ Lee Norton, Benjamin Bulat, Greg Gregory Suter, Albert Chenouda Salib, David Michael Russell, Uwe Hoffmann, Marc Suermann
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Publication number: 20120185142Abstract: A method and system for controlling vehicle stability may comprise determining whether a vehicle is oversteering or understeering and, if the vehicle is oversteering or understeering, determining an amount by which to reduce a speed of the vehicle to correct for understeering or oversteering and applying brake pressure to at least the rear brakes of the vehicle to reduce vehicle speed. The method and system also may comprise determining an engine torque reduction amount based on vehicle oversteer or understeer conditions, reducing engine torque by the determined amount or to zero if the determined amount of engine torque reduction is greater than an actual engine torque, and applying braking to at least the rear brakes of the vehicle if the determined amount of engine torque reduction is greater than the actual engine torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Joseph Carr MEYERS, Daniel Domek EISELE, Todd Allen BROWN, Li XU, Albert Chenouda SALIB
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Patent number: 8170767Abstract: A method and system for controlling vehicle stability may comprise determining whether a vehicle is oversteering or understeering and, if the vehicle is oversteering or understeering, determining an amount by which to reduce a speed of the vehicle to correct for understeering or oversteering and applying brake pressure to at least the rear brakes of the vehicle to reduce vehicle speed. The method and system also may comprise determining an engine torque reduction amount based on vehicle oversteer or understeer conditions, reducing engine torque by the determined amount or to zero if the determined amount of engine torque reduction is greater than an actual engine torque, and applying braking to at least the rear brakes of the vehicle if the determined amount of engine torque reduction is greater than the actual engine torque.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph Carr Meyers, Daniel Domek Eisele, Todd Allen Brown, Li Xu, Albert Chenouda Salib
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Publication number: 20090112435Abstract: A method and system for controlling vehicle stability may comprise determining whether a vehicle is oversteering or understeering and, if the vehicle is oversteering or understeering, determining an amount by which to reduce a speed of the vehicle to correct for understeering or oversteering and applying brake pressure to at least the rear brakes of the vehicle to reduce vehicle speed. The method and system also may comprise determining an engine torque reduction amount based on vehicle oversteer or understeer conditions, reducing engine torque by the determined amount or to zero if the determined amount of engine torque reduction is greater than an actual engine torque, and applying braking to at least the rear brakes of the vehicle if the determined amount of engine torque reduction is greater than the actual engine torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Joseph Carr Meyers, Daniel Domek Eisele, Todd Allen Brown, Li Xu, Albert Chenouda Salib
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Patent number: 7430468Abstract: A method for sensitizing the roll signal for a rollover control system (18) is provided. A sensitizing method for controlling a vehicle includes when the relative roll angle reaches a threshold, initiating a wheel departure angle determination, boosting control effort and controlling a safety system (38) in response to the computed roll angles.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2003Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Jianbo Lu
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Patent number: 7277787Abstract: A method of densensitizing includes determining a relative roll angle, determining when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, and when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, setting a roll signal for control to the relative roll angle, reducing control effort and controlling a safety system (38) correspondingly.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Jianbo Lu
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Patent number: 7120528Abstract: A method of operating a hydraulic safety system 38 includes determining a relative roll angle, determining a relative a slip angle, determining a yaw rate and determining a pressure build rate for the hydraulic safety system 38 in response to a relative roll angle, the yaw rate, slip angle, and yaw rate. The method further includes determining a precharge pressure level in response to the relative roll rate, the slip angle and the yaw rate and controlling the safety system 38 in response to the precharge pressure level.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Hani Abdul Ghani, Mathijs Willem Geurink, Todd Allen Brown
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Patent number: 7096103Abstract: A method of controlling a safety system 38 of a vehicle 10 include determining a roll rate, determining a first control pressure in response to roll rate, determining a roll angle, and determining a second control pressure in response to the roll angle. The method further includes determining a final control pressure in response to the first control pressure and the second control pressure and controlling the safety system in response to the final control pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Hani Abdul Ghani, Mathijs Willem Geurink, Todd Allen Brown
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Patent number: 7079928Abstract: A control system (18) and method for an automotive vehicle includes a roll rate sensor (34) generating a roll rate signal, a lateral acceleration sensor (32) generating a lateral acceleration signal, a pitch rate sensor (37) generating a pitch rate signal, a yaw rate sensor (28) generating a yaw rate signal and a controller (26). The controller (26) is coupled to the roll rate sensor (34), the lateral acceleration sensor, the yaw rate sensor and the pitch rate sensor. The controller (26) determines a roll velocity total from the roll rate signal, the yaw rate signal and the pitch rate signal. The controller (26) also determines a relative roll angle from the roll rate signal and the lateral acceleration signal. The controller (26) determines a wheel departure angle from the total roll velocity. The controller (26) determines a calculated roll signal from the wheel departure angle and the relative roll angle signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jianbo Lu, Todd Allen Brown, Erik C. Chubb, Albert Chenouda Salib
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Patent number: 6963797Abstract: A system 18 for controlling a safety system of an automotive vehicle has a first controller 76 generating a first control signal, a second controller 78 generating a second control signal and an arbitration module 80 coupled to the first controller 76 and the second controller 78. The arbitration module 80 chooses the higher of the first control signal and the second control signal to generate a final control signal. The safety system 38 is coupled to the arbitration module. The safety system 38 is operated in response to the final control signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Hani Abdul Ghani, Mathijs Willem Geurink, Todd Allen Brown
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Patent number: 6961648Abstract: A method of densensitizing includes determining a relative roll angle, determining when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, and when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, setting a roll signal for control to the relative roll angle, reducing control effort and controlling a safety system (38) correspondingly.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Jianbo Lu
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Publication number: 20040030481Abstract: A method for sensitizing the roll signal for a rollover control system (18) is provided. A sensitizing method for controlling a vehicle includes when the relative roll angle reaches a threshold, initiating a wheel departure angle determination, boosting control effort and controlling a safety system (38) in response to the computed roll angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Jianbo Lu
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Publication number: 20040024509Abstract: A system 18 for controlling a safety system of an automotive vehicle has a first controller 76 generating a first control signal, a second controller 78 generating a second control signal and an arbitration module 80 coupled to the first controller 76 and the second controller 78. The arbitration module 80 chooses the higher of the first control signal and the second control signal to generate a final control signal. The safety system 38 is coupled to the arbitration module. The safety system 38 is operated in response to the final control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Hani Abdul Ghani, Mathijs Willem Geurink, Todd Allen Brown
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Publication number: 20040024505Abstract: A method of operating a hydraulic safety system 38 includes determining a relative roll angle, determining a relative a slip angle, determining a yaw rate and determining a pressure build rate for the hydraulic safety system 38 in response to a relative roll angle, the yaw rate, slip angle, and yaw rate. The method further includes determining a precharge pressure level in response to the relative roll rate, the slip angle and the yaw rate and controlling the safety system 38 in response to the precharge pressure level.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Albert Chenouda Salib, Hani Abdul Ghani, Mathijs Willem Geurink, Todd Allen Brown