Patents by Inventor Bernhard E. WESTERHOF

Bernhard E. WESTERHOF 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).

  • Control allocation for vehicle torque
    Patent number: 11560130
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for using the weights of cost functions to improve linear-program-based vehicle driveline architectures and systems. In some embodiments, the methods and systems may include establishing values for driveline controls of a linear program based on driveline requests of the linear program. The values of the driveline controls, which may be used to adjust driveline actuators, may be established based on values of a plurality of weights of a cost function of the linear program, the weights respectively corresponding with the plurality of driveline requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Bernhard E. Westerhof, Johan N. Van Ginkel, Ahmed H. El-Shaer
  • CONTROL ALLOCATION FOR VEHICLE TORQUE
    Publication number: 20210291801
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for using the weights of cost functions to improve linear-program-based vehicle driveline architectures and systems. In some embodiments, the methods and systems may include establishing values for driveline controls of a linear program based on driveline requests of the linear program. The values of the driveline controls, which may be used to adjust driveline actuators, may be established based on values of a plurality of weights of a cost function of the linear program, the weights respectively corresponding with the plurality of driveline requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard E. WESTERHOF, Johan N. VAN GINKEL, Ahmed H. EL-SHAER