Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Rupp

Jeffrey Rupp 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: 8442720
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Patent number: 8352143
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Patent number: 8346452
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Patent number: 8311706
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Publication number: 20100017061
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Publication number: 20100017059
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Publication number: 20100017066
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Publication number: 20100017058
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Patent number: 7590481
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Publication number: 20080147277
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an active safety control system for a driver of a vehicle is provided when the vehicle is in a first perturbed state. The system generally includes a plurality of sensors, an actuation system and a controller. The plurality of sensors are operable to generate signals which indicate that the vehicle is in the first perturbed state. The actuation system is adapted to change driving conditions of the vehicle. The controller is configured to selectively control the actuation system in response to the signals without driver intervention to change the driving conditions of the vehicle to regain control of the vehicle after the vehicle has entered the first perturbed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp, Douglas S. Rhode, Michael Lopez, Levasseur Tellis
  • Publication number: 20070067085
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Jeffrey Rupp
  • Publication number: 20050137774
    Abstract: A sensing system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes a single vision sensor (14) that has a position on the vehicle (12). The single vision sensor (14) detects an object (40) and generates an object detection signal. A controller (16) is coupled to the vision sensor (14) and generates a safety system signal in response to the position of the vision sensor (14) and the object detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Rupp