Patents by Inventor Martin T. Brooks

Martin T. Brooks 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).

  • Publication number: 20130333353
    Abstract: A method for controlling aftertreatment regeneration for a system having a hybrid powertrain is described. The method includes determining that an engine aftertreatment regeneration is indicated when a regeneration request index exceeds a first threshold. The method includes determining an acceptable battery usage amount based on a current battery state of charge (SOC) and a minimum battery SOC. The method further includes determining a battery usage amount for an engine aftertreatment regeneration operation. The method includes initiating an engine aftertreatment regeneration when the battery usage amount is less than or equal to the acceptable battery usage amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Anand Sujan, J. Stephen Wills, Morgan MacKenzie Andreae, Martin T. Brooks
  • Publication number: 20100170244
    Abstract: One embodiment is a method including interpreting a static decoupling gain set for a gas flow handling system having a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs. The static decoupling gain set includes gain value sets, where each gain value set decouples the plurality of inputs from the plurality of outputs at a frequency of interest and specified system operating condition of the gas flow handling system. The method further includes calculating an error term based on at least one of the inputs and a current value corresponding to one of the outputs. The method further includes providing an adjusted controller gain in response to a current system operating condition and the static decoupling gain set, and determining actuator responses based on the adjusted controller gain and the at least one error term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Martin T. Brooks, Yue Yun Wang, Feng Zhang
  • Patent number: 6850833
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing operation of a delta pressure sensor used with an internal combustion engine comprises an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold each operatively coupled to the engine, an EGR conduit fluidly coupled between the intake and exhaust manifolds, and a flow restriction mechanism disposed in-line with the EGR conduit, wherein the delta pressure sensor produces a delta pressure signal indicative of a pressure differential across the flow restriction mechanism. A control computer compares the delta pressure signal to a modeled delta pressure value modeled as a function of at least engine speed and one of engine load and engine output torque percentage, and diagnoses a fault state of the delta pressure sensor based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Yue Yun Wang, Peter Rauznitz, Martin T. Brooks