Patents by Inventor Michael Bastanipour
Michael Bastanipour 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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Publication number: 20230264762Abstract: An aerodynamics control system for a vehicle may include an aerodynamic element operably coupled to a vehicle body, an actuator assembly operably coupled to the aerodynamic element to control positioning of the aerodynamic element, an altitude sensor operably coupled to the vehicle to determine an altitude of the vehicle, and a controller operably coupled to the actuator and the altitude sensor to provide automatic control of the aerodynamic element via the actuator based on the altitude of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Alex Allmandinger, Michael Bastanipour, Anthony Klepacki, Nicholas Kuhajda
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Publication number: 20220363322Abstract: An aerodynamics control system for a vehicle may include a repositionable aerodynamic device disposed at a portion of the vehicle, a controller operably coupled to components or sensors of the vehicle to receive information including vehicle performance data and position information for the aerodynamic device, and a vehicle location sensor determining location information for the vehicle. The controller stores the vehicle performance data and the position information in association with the location information for each of a plurality of locations. Responsive to detecting an approach of the vehicle to one of the locations, the controller provides a control instruction to position the aerodynamic device based on recorded vehicle performance data and recorded position information associated with the one of the locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Alex Allmandinger, Robert Walsh, Michael Bastanipour, Sriram Pakkam
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Patent number: 11345350Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that may be driven to or sold in different geographical locations that may have different engine emissions and fuel economy standards are described. The systems and methods may adjust vehicle operation to comply with standards that may be enforced where the vehicle is geographically located. The standards may apply to countries, treaty zones, race track areas, off-road areas, and other geographically related standards.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael Scott Christensen, John Eric Rollinger, Adam Joseph Krach, Nicholas Herhusky, Michael Bastanipour, Scott Steadmon Thompson
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Patent number: 11280303Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for enhancing and delivering engine sounds to a vehicle cabin based on a selected mode. In one example, a method may include adjusting openings of one or more valves fluidically coupling one or more corresponding engine regions to a sound tube of a sound enhancing system based on the selected mode. Throttle opening may also be adjusted to compensate for air routed from the engine regions to the sound tube instead of flowing to the engine cylinders.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: M. Scott Christensen, Nicholas Herhusky, Michael Bastanipour, Hani Ayesh
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Patent number: 11136919Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing an actuator of a variable inlet compressor coupled in an electric turbocharger. During torque transitions, an electrical power consumption of an electric boost assist motor is observed and used to infer an actual compressor speed and pressure ratio across the compressor. By comparing the measured pressure ratio to a compressor map, it may be determined if the actuator is stuck open or stuck closed.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: M. Scott Christensen, Nicholas Herhusky, Michael Bastanipour
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Publication number: 20210237731Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that may be driven to or sold in different geographical locations that may have different engine emissions and fuel economy standards are described. The systems and methods may adjust vehicle operation to comply with standards that may be enforced where the vehicle is geographically located. The standards may apply to countries, treaty zones, race track areas, off-road areas, and other geographically related standards.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Michael Scott Christensen, John Eric Rollinger, Adam Joseph Krach, Nicholas Herhusky, Michael Bastanipour, Scott Steadmon Thompson
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Patent number: 11060464Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, an engine's position is adjusted during engine stopping so that the engine may be less likely to stop at a crankshaft angle where rotating a fuel pump may increase engine cranking torque due to work performed by the fuel pump.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: M. Scott Christensen, Michael Bastanipour, David Hancock, Alexander O'connor Gibson
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Patent number: 11022061Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for identifying degraded exhaust gas temperature (EGT) sensor responses. In one example, a method may include cycling an engine between a higher temperature operating mode and a lower temperature operating mode while maintaining engine torque output across the higher temperature operating mode and the lower temperature operating modes, both the higher temperature operating mode and the lower temperature operating mode providing stoichiometric exhaust gas to a downstream catalyst, and characterizing a response behavior of an EGT sensor based on output of the EGT sensor during the cycling. In this way, stepwise exhaust gas temperature changes are produced for characterizing the EGT sensor response without disrupting emissions and torque control.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael Scott Christensen, Michael Bastanipour, Douglas Raymond Martin, Adam Joseph Krach
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Patent number: 10934964Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that may be driven to or sold in different geographical locations that may have different engine emissions and fuel economy standards are described. The systems and methods may adjust vehicle operation to comply with standards that may be enforced where the vehicle is geographically located. The standards may apply to countries, treaty zones, race track areas, off-road areas, and other geographically related standards.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael Scott Christensen, Adam Joseph Krach, Michael Bastanipour, Nicholas Herhusky
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Patent number: 10859016Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating belt slip of an engine front end accessory drive are described. In one example, three different signals are input to a weighted average filter to determine the presence or absence of belt slip so that quality of an indication of belt slip may be improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: M. Scott Christensen, Michael Bastanipour, Nicholas Herhusky
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Patent number: 10836397Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an engine and a transmission to reduce a catalyst light off time are disclosed. In one example, clutches of a transmission are operated to provide a desired load to the engine so that engine combustion stability may be improved while supplying heat to a catalyst so that the catalyst light off time may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: M. Scott Christensen, Adam Joseph Krach, Michael Bastanipour, Nicholas Herhusky, Alexander O'Connor Gibson
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Patent number: 10823092Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing an exhaust waste-gate valve via an electric boost assist motor of an electric turbocharger. Degradation of the waste-gate valve is inferred based on the motor torque profile of the motor after commanding the waste-gate valve to an open or closed position on a torque transient. Deviation of the motor torque profile from the expected profile is used to infer if the valve is stuck open or closed, and actions are taken accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael Bastanipour, Nicholas Herhusky, Timothy Stolzenfeld, Baitao Xiao
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Publication number: 20200291908Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for enhancing and delivering engine sounds to a vehicle cabin based on a selected mode. In one example, a method may include adjusting openings of one or more valves fluidically coupling one or more corresponding engine regions to a sound tube of a sound enhancing system based on the selected mode. Throttle opening may also be adjusted to compensate for air routed from the engine regions to the sound tube instead of flowing to the engine cylinders.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: M. Scott Christensen, Nicholas Herhusky, Michael Bastanipour, Hani Ayesh
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Publication number: 20200256262Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, an engine's position is adjusted during engine stopping so that the engine may be less likely to stop at a crankshaft angle where rotating a fuel pump may increase engine cranking torque due to work performed by the fuel pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: M. Scott Christensen, Michael Bastanipour, David Hancock, Alexander O'Connor Gibson
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Publication number: 20200240330Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing an actuator of a variable inlet compressor coupled in an electric turbocharger. During torque transitions, an electrical power consumption of an electric boost assist motor is observed and used to infer an actual compressor speed and pressure ratio across the compressor. By comparing the measured pressure ratio to a compressor map, it may be determined if the actuator is stuck open or stuck closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: M. Scott Christensen, Nicholas Herhusky, Michael Bastanipour
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Publication number: 20200240334Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing an exhaust waste-gate valve via an electric boost assist motor of an electric turbocharger. Degradation of the waste-gate valve is inferred based on the motor torque profile of the motor after commanding the waste-gate valve to an open or closed position on a torque transient. Deviation of the motor torque profile from the expected profile is used to infer if the valve is stuck open or closed, and actions are taken accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Michael Bastanipour, Nicholas Herhusky, Timothy Stolzenfeld, Baitao Xiao
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Patent number: 10718259Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing torque reserve via an electrically assisted turbocharger. A portion of requested torque reserve is provided by intentionally reducing turbine speed of an electric turbocharger by operating the associated electric motor as a generator. The resulting reduction in air mass allows for the torque reserve to be provided with reduced reliance on spark and throttle based torque reserve.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael Bastanipour, Nicholas Herhusky, Adam Richards
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Publication number: 20200217257Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating belt slip of an engine front end accessory drive are described. In one example, three different signals are input to a weighted average filter to determine the presence or absence of belt slip so that quality of an indication of belt slip may be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: M. Scott Christensen, Michael Bastanipour, Nicholas Herhusky
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Publication number: 20200123965Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing torque reserve via an electrically assisted turbocharger. A portion of requested torque reserve is provided by intentionally reducing turbine speed of an electric turbocharger by operating the associated electric motor as a generator. The resulting reduction in air mass allows for the torque reserve to be provided with reduced reliance on spark and throttle based torque reserve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Michael Bastanipour, Nicholas Herhusky, Adam Richards