Patents by Inventor Bradford Fillion

Bradford Fillion 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).

  • ENHANCED VEHICLE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20210139007
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to input a current trajectory and a planned path for a vehicle to a state observer algorithm to obtain a target yaw rate, compare the target yaw rate to an actual yaw rate to determine one of an oversteer or an understeer condition, and apply brakes on one or more but less than all wheels of the vehicle based on determining the understeer or oversteer condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lodewijk Wijffels, Joshua Guerra, Donald Bradfield, Ashrit Das, Bradford Fillion, William Gregory Suter