Patents by Inventor Bader M. Badreddine

Bader M. Badreddine 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).

  • System for validating velocities of components in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7460935
    Abstract: A system for validating velocities of components in a vehicle uses sensor measurements and mathematical relationships between the vehicle components to validate the velocities. A controller or controllers receive speed or velocity inputs and mathematically combine the velocities of more than one of the vehicle components. The velocities of at least one of the vehicle components is validated when the mathematical combination meets at least one predetermined criterion. The validated velocity or velocities are then communicated to at least one of the vehicle components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mathew A. Boesch, Vijay K. Garg, Abbas Raftari, Bader M. Badreddine, Sergey G. Semenov, Lawrence M. Rose, Gregory H. Benz
  • SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING VELOCITIES OF COMPONENTS IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080221827
    Abstract: A system for validating velocities of components in a vehicle uses sensor measurements and mathematical relationships between the vehicle components to validate the velocities. A controller or controllers receive speed or velocity inputs and mathematically combine the velocities of more than one of the vehicle components. The velocities of at least one of the vehicle components is validated when the mathematical combination meets at least one predetermined criterion. The validated velocity or velocities are then communicated to at least one of the vehicle components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mathew A. Boesch, Vijay K. Garg, Abbas Raftari, Bader M. Badreddine, Sergey G. Semenov, Lawrence M. Rose, Gregory H. Benz
  • System and method for validating velocities of torque generating devices in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7406366
    Abstract: A method for validating engine and motor velocities in a vehicle having an engine and two motors is provided. The method validates the velocities without using two speed sensors for each device. The velocities of the engine and the two motors are first determined, and then mathematically combined using known velocity relationships based on the vehicle architecture. The mathematical combination of the velocities is then compared to a first pre-determined speed range, and if the mathematical combination is within the predetermined range, the velocities of the engine and the two motors are validated. If the validation of the engine and the two motors fails, additional equations can be used utilizing additional inputs, including the vehicle speed as measured at the vehicle wheels. In this way, the velocities of one or more of the torque generating devices in the vehicle may be validated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mathew A. Boesch, Vijay K. Garg, Abbas Raftari, Bader M. Badreddine, Sergey G. Semenov, Lawrence M. Rose, Gregory H. Benz