Patents by Inventor Michele BlLANCIA

Michele BlLANCIA 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).

  • ENGINE COOLANT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20190145304
    Abstract: A prediction module is configured to, based on a set of possible target values for future times, determine predicted efficiency values for set of possible target values at the future times, respectively. A cost module is configured to determine a cost for the set of possible target values based on comparisons of the predicted efficiency values and a reference efficiency value. A selection module is configured to: (i) based on the cost of the set of possible target values, select the set of possible target values from a group including: the set of possible target values; and N other sets of possible target values; and (ii) set target values to respective ones of the selected set of possible target values. A first valve control module is configured to actuate a first coolant valve based on a first one of the target values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Gabriele GIRAUDO, Vincenzo ALFIERI, Michele BlLANCIA, Nicola PISU