Patents by Inventor Olga Scognamiglio

Olga Scognamiglio 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: 8326505
    Abstract: A control system for an electromechanical-braking system provided with actuator elements configured to actuate braking elements for exerting a braking action has a control stage for controlling the braking action on the basis of a braking reference signal. The control stage comprises a model-based predictive control block, in particular of a generalized predictive self-adaptive control type, operating on the basis of a control quantity representing the braking action. The control system further has: a model-identification stage, which determines parameters identifying a transfer function of the electromechanical-braking system; and a regulation stage, which determines an optimal value of endogenous parameters of the control system on the basis of the value of the identifying parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Cesario, Ferdinando Taglialatela Scafati, Olga Scognamiglio
  • Publication number: 20080288147
    Abstract: A control system for an electromechanical-braking system provided with actuator elements configured to actuate braking elements for exerting a braking action has a control stage for controlling the braking action on the basis of a braking reference signal. The control stage comprises a model-based predictive control block, in particular of a generalized predictive self-adaptive control type, operating on the basis of a control quantity representing the braking action. The control system further has: a model-identification stage, which determines parameters identifying a transfer function of the electromechanical-braking system; and a regulation stage, which determines an optimal value of endogenous parameters of the control system on the basis of the value of the identifying parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Cesario, Ferdinando Tagliatela Scafati, Olga Scognamiglio
  • Patent number: 7171950
    Abstract: A method is described for controlling fuel injection in an spontaneous ignition engine equipped with an electronically controlled fuel injection system and with an electronic control unit receiving engine quantities comprising the pressure in the combustion changer of the engine and closed-loop controlling the fuel injection system on the basis of the pressure in the combustion chamber, in which the pressure in the combustion chamber is determined as a function of engine kinematic quantities such as the engine speed and the crank angle and of the fuel injection law, which is defined by the quantity of fuel injected and by the crank angle at the start of injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Palma, Olga Scognamiglio, Mario Lavorgna
  • Patent number: 6997164
    Abstract: A Common Rail injection system of an endothermic engine, the injection system including at least one fuel pressure accumulating tank, of the rail type, having an input in fluid communication with a high-pressure pump and a plurality of outputs for feeding corresponding injectors by using pressure regulating means connected and depending on an electronic control unit. Advantageously a virtual pressure sensor includes a fluid-dynamic model of the accumulating tank suitable to estimate and to obtain fluid pressure values used by the electronic control unit for driving the injection means of the Common Rail injection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Esposito Corcione, Mario Lavorgna, Giuseppe Palma, Olga Scognamiglio
  • Publication number: 20050022789
    Abstract: A method is described for controlling fuel injection in an spontaneous ignition engine equipped with an electronically controlled fuel injection system and with an electronic control unit receiving engine quantities comprising the pressure in the combustion changer of the engine and closed-loop controlling the fuel injection system on the basis of the pressure in the combustion chamber, in which the pressure in the combustion chamber is determined as a function of engine kinematic quantities such as the engine speed and the crank angle and of the fuel injection law, which is defined by the quantity of fuel injected and by the crank angle at the start of injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Palma, Olga Scognamiglio, Mario Lavorgna
  • Publication number: 20040154593
    Abstract: A Common Rail injection system of an endothermic engine, the injection system including at least one fuel pressure accumulating tank, of the rail type, having an input in fluid communication with a high-pressure pump and a plurality of outputs for feeding corresponding injectors by using pressure regulating means connected and depending on an electronic control unit. Advantageously a virtual pressure sensor includes a fluid-dynamic model of the accumulating tank suitable to estimate and to obtain fluid pressure values used by the electronic control unit for driving the injection means of the Common Rail injection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Esposito Corcione, Mario Lavorgna, Giuseppe Palma, Olga Scognamiglio