Patents by Inventor Emily Frances Wolfangel

Emily Frances Wolfangel 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).

  • Patent number: 12221177
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle comprising an Electric Power Steering System (EPS). In an embodiment, a method includes learning, by a processor, a non-linearity of a boost factor associated with the EPS; determining, by the processor, a deboost factor based on an inverse relationship of the learned non-linearity of the boost factor associated with the EPS; and generating, by the processor, a steering command to the EPS based on the deboost factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mohammadali Shahriari, Tushita Arun Sikder, Reza Zarringhalam, Ashraf Abualfellat, Emily Frances Wolfangel, Brian Porto
  • Publication number: 20250042422
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a sensor for detecting a vehicle performance characteristic, and a processor for determining a severity of a vehicle system fault in response to the vehicle performance characteristic. The processor determines a safe disable location in response to the vehicle system fault. The processor generates a disable delay request indicative of the safe disable location and the vehicle performance characteristic. A vehicle controller controls a vehicle to proceed to the safe disable location in response to the disable delay request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Wassef, Emily Frances Wolfangel, Ashraf Abualfellat, Mohammadali Shahriari
  • Publication number: 20240199111
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle comprising an Electric Power Steering System (EPS). In an embodiment, a method includes learning, by a processor, a non-linearity of a boost factor associated with the EPS; determining, by the processor, a deboost factor based on an inverse relationship of the learned non-linearity of the boost factor associated with the EPS; and generating, by the processor, a steering command to the EPS based on the deboost factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mohammadali Shahriari, Tushita Arun Sikder, Reza Zarringhalam, Ashraf Abualfellat, Emily Frances Wolfangel, Brian Porto
  • Publication number: 20230286550
    Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method is provided that includes: obtaining sensor data via one or more sensors of a vehicle; determining, via a processor of the vehicle, a driving style of a driver of the vehicle based on use of the sensor data over multiple periods of time; and determining, via the processor, an indication as to whether the driver is attempting to spoof a control system of the vehicle with respect to one or more automated features of the vehicle, based on the sensor data and the style of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mohammadali Shahriari, Reza Zarringhalam, Ashraf Abualfellat, Emily Frances Wolfangel, Nathan Fujimoto, Adam M. Mikalauskas