Patents by Inventor Brendan F. Diamond
Brendan F. Diamond 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: 11731640Abstract: Controlling maximum appliable positive and negative torque for a vehicle is provided. Vehicle data indictive of a driver torque request is received. Maximum appliable positive and negative torques for the vehicle are estimated. Responsive to the driver torque request being positive, the driver torque request is limited to the maximum appliable positive torque. Responsive to the driver torque request being negative, the driver torque request is limited to the maximum appliable negative torque.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Keith Weston, Brendan F. Diamond, Ryan O'Rourke
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Publication number: 20230260295Abstract: A system receives identification of an item to be loaded into a vehicle and determines dimensions of the item. The system adds the item to a total load for an identified vehicle and, based on known dimensions of available space in the identified vehicle, determines one or more candidate placement options for each of one or more items comprising the total load, within available space within the vehicle, wherein candidate placement options for each item are determined so as not to overlap with placement options for another of the one or more items within a given configuration representing placement options for all of the one or more items comprising the total load. Additionally, the system presents a visual rendering of at least one given configuration that successfully allows the total load to fit within the available space.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Keith Weston, Brendan F. Diamond, Michael Alan McNees, Jordan Barrett, Andrew Denis Lewandowski
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Publication number: 20230262430Abstract: A system receives indication of a request for a vehicle characteristic from a requesting party. The system determines candidate gathering vehicles for processing the request, based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the requesting party. The system sends instructions to the candidate gathering vehicles to search for the vehicle characteristic using onboard sensors. Further, the system receives sensor data from the candidate gathering vehicles and analyze the sensor data to determine sensor data indicating the vehicle characteristic. The system saves instances of the sensor data as candidate locations for a vehicle having the vehicle characteristic, along with location data included with the instances of the sensor data when the sensor data was received. The system determines a locality of the vehicle based on the saved location data saved with the instances and provides the locality to the requesting party.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Brendan F. Diamond, Jordan Barrett, Andrew Denis Lewansowski, Keith Weston, Michael Alan Mcnees
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Publication number: 20230256856Abstract: Success rate and usage monitoring for charging vehicles is provided. A charger request is received from a requesting device, the charger request requesting charger recommendations for a vehicle. One or more vehicle attributes are identified from the charger request. The charger recommendations are determined based on charger statistics computed based on charger histories that correspond to the one or more vehicle attributes, the charger histories being descriptive of vehicle charges performed to one or more vehicles by one or more charging stations and further including information descriptive of the one or more vehicles receiving the vehicle charges. The charger recommendations corresponding to the one or more vehicle attributes are sent to the requesting device, responsive to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Brendan F. DIAMOND, Keith WESTON, Andrew Denis LEWANDOWSKI, Jordan BARRETT
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Patent number: 11718184Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine having a rotor and a stator, a resolver that measures a position of the rotor relative to the stator, and a controller. The controller, based on the position and a resolver offset, injects a first current having only a d-axis component into the electric machine, and responsive to detecting a first motion output of the electric machine being greater than a threshold, adjusts the resolver offset according to a magnitude and direction of the first motion output.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jonathan Hair, Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Mohammad Sameer Khan, Brendan F. Diamond
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Patent number: 11708075Abstract: While operating a host vehicle in a lane, a target vehicle is detected entering the lane in front of the vehicle. A trajectory of the target vehicle is predicted based on sensor data. Upon determining that the target vehicle will pass through the lane based on the predicted trajectory, the host vehicle is operated based on determining a presence or an absence of a lead vehicle. Upon determining that the target vehicle will remain in the lane based on the predicted trajectory, the host vehicle is operated with the target vehicle as the lead vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Jordan Barrett, Grant Patrick Mayer, Tim Beck, Keith Weston, Brendan F. Diamond
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Patent number: 11708073Abstract: A system receives confirmation that a vehicle has accepted automatic control imposition for a drive within a geo-fenced boundary. The system tracks travel of a plurality of vehicles, including the vehicle, within the geo-fenced boundary. The system may determine that the vehicle has a threshold likelihood of encountering at least one of another vehicle or a boundary of the geo-fence at a threshold speed or above and responsive to the determination, impose automatic control on the vehicle, including at least one of controlled braking or speed limiting.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Andrew Brown, Brendan F. Diamond, Joshua Sharpe, Keith Weston
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Publication number: 20230226866Abstract: A controller commands an electric machine of a vehicle to produce propulsive torque with energy from a traction battery of the vehicle and, at a same time, commands an electric machine of a trailer coupled with the vehicle to produce regenerative torque such that a speed of the vehicle does not change.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Brendan F. DIAMOND, Keith WESTON, Andrew Denis LEWANDOWSKI, Shehan HAPUTHANTHRI
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Publication number: 20230182700Abstract: A vehicle includes wheels, brakes, and a controller. The wheels are configured to propel the vehicle. The brakes are configured to generate a braking torque at the wheels. The controller is programed to, in response to (i) a commanded braking torque and (ii) a relative jounce between two of the wheels exceeding a threshold, operate the brakes to increase the braking torque to less than the commanded braking torque. The controller is further programed to, in response to (i) the commanded braking torque and (ii) a droop of at least one of the wheels exceeding a threshold, operate the brakes to increase the braking torque to less than the commanded braking torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Keith Weston, Filip Tomik, Brendan F. Diamond, Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Jordan Barrett, Michael Alan Mcnees, Matthew Johnson
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Publication number: 20230151884Abstract: A vehicle includes an inverter, a pump, a buck converter, and a controller. The inverter has an input connected to a battery and an output connected to an electric machine. The inverter is configured to convert power between DC electrical power at the input and AC electrical power at the output. The pump is configured to circulate lubricating fluid within a transmission. The buck converter is configured to deliver DC electrical power from the inverter to the pump. The controller is programmed to, in response to the electric machine delivering AC electrical power to the inverter during a towing condition of the vehicle while the vehicle is shutdown, operate the buck converter to power the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Jonathan Hair, Matthew Penne, Mohammad Sameer Khan, Brendan F. Diamond
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Publication number: 20230137049Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine having a rotor and a stator, a resolver that measures a position of the rotor relative to the stator, and a controller. The controller, based on the position and a resolver offset, injects a first current having only a d-axis component into the electric machine, and responsive to detecting a first motion output of the electric machine being greater than a threshold, adjusts the resolver offset according to a magnitude and direction of the first motion output.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jonathan HAIR, Jonathan Andrew BUTCHER, Mohammad Sameer KHAN, Brendan F. DIAMOND
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Publication number: 20230110675Abstract: A vehicle receives designation of a coverage area for deployment of a portable network comprised of a plurality of wireless-equipped toolboxes and determines a plurality of toolboxes available for use in the network based on indications to the vehicle from a plurality of toolboxes that they are usable in the network. The vehicle determines a placement of the available toolboxes within the coverage area to achieve a wireless network having at least one box location capable of reaching a location designated as a vehicle parking location with wireless communication, the location determined by the vehicle based at least in part on the ability of the vehicle to reach the location and a known cellular signal available at the location. The vehicle provides guidance for deployment of individual toolboxes of the plurality of toolboxes at deployment locations according to the determined placement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Matthew B. RUTMAN, Brendan F. DIAMOND, John Robert VAN WIEMEERSCH, Eric Scott LEVINE, William WURZ
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Publication number: 20230085950Abstract: A vehicle includes one or more transceivers configured to communicate with a server; and a controller programmed to responsive to detecting an extra load to the vehicle, obtain a first candidate energy consumption rate corresponding to the extra load from the server, calculate an estimated energy consumption rate using the first candidate energy consumption rate, and calculate a distance to empty using the estimated energy consumption rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Keith WESTON, Brendan F. DIAMOND, Andrew Denis LEWANDOWSKI, Jordan BARRETT
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Publication number: 20230050842Abstract: Informed towing is provided. Towing information is identified, by a towing vehicle, with respect to a towed vehicle to be towed by the towing vehicle. A towed configuration of the towed vehicle is monitored. Responsive to the towed configuration of the towed vehicle being incorrect according to the towing information, a warning is displayed in the HMI indicating the incorrect towing configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Brendan F. DIAMOND, Keith WESTON, Andrew Denis LEWANDOWSKI, Jordan BARRETT, Michael Alan McNEES, Lars Niklas PETTERSSON
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Publication number: 20230045430Abstract: A drivetrain includes an electric machine, an inverter, and a controller. The controller, for a given operating point of the electric machine, may schedule a method of commutation for switches of the inverter during presence of a negative wheel torque request according to a charge rate corresponding to the negative wheel torque request, temperatures of the electric machine and/or inverter, and/or a battery state of charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Shunsuke Okubo, Brendan F. Diamond, Alan Robert Dona
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Publication number: 20230033135Abstract: A vehicle includes an electrical powertrain, a heater, at least one cooling loop, and a controller. The heater is configured to heat a vehicle cabin. The at least one cooling loop is configured to transport waste heat from at least one subcomponent of the electrical powertrain to the vehicle cabin. The controller is programmed to, in response to a command to heat the vehicle cabin and a command to operate in an economy mode, shut down the heater and operate the at least one cooling loop to transport the waste heat to the vehicle cabin. The controller is further programmed to, in response to the command to heat the vehicle cabin and an absence of the command to operate in the economy mode, operate the heater to heat the vehicle cabin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Jonathan Hair, Brendan F. Diamond
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Publication number: 20230021911Abstract: An operation assistance system for a first vehicle that is connected to a second vehicle that propels the connected first and second vehicles includes: a sensor system of the first vehicle that detects a feature in an operating environment of at least one of the first vehicle and the second vehicle; and a controller that is in communication with the sensor system and that prompts a power assist steering system of the first vehicle to execute a steering command based on the sensor system detecting the feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Keith Weston, Brendan F. Diamond, Jordan Barrett, Andrew Denis Lewandowski
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Publication number: 20220396271Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive data indicating a lane change by a first vehicle that is towing a second vehicle, the data including data indicating a direction that first wheels of the first vehicle are turning while the first vehicle is performing the lane change; and during the lane change, instruct a steering system of the second vehicle to turn second wheels of the second vehicle in a same direction as the first wheels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Keith Weston, Brendan F. Diamond, Jordan Barrett
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Publication number: 20220371588Abstract: A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to obtain, while an adaptive cruise control feature of a vehicle traveling a roadway is set to operate in a standard operation mode, lighting condition data for an on-board camera of the vehicle, determine, based on the lighting condition data, whether the on-board camera is subject to a lighting-compromised condition, and responsive to a determination that the on-board camera is subject to the lighting-compromised condition, cause the adaptive cruise control feature to operate in a modified operation mode, wherein during operation in the modified operation mode, the adaptive cruise control feature operates in accordance with one or more modified operating parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Keith Weston, Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Brendan F. Diamond, Jordan Barrett
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Publication number: 20220340154Abstract: A vehicle determines that a vehicle enhanced driving mode has been requested. The vehicle determines whether a condition for engaging such a mode has been met. Additionally, the vehicle offers a user-override, when the condition has not been met and the condition is a condition defined as over-rideable and responsive to override acceptance, engaging the requested driving mode. In other instances, the vehicle monitors mode usage against predefined maximum usage constraints, and may facilitate excess mode usage if constraints are exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Keith Weston, Derek Bier, Matthew Blake Tranter, Peter Douglas Kuechler, Brendan F. Diamond, Ryan O'Rourke