Patents by Inventor Paolo NALBONE

Paolo NALBONE 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).

  • System and method for adjusting target actuator values of an engine using model predictive control to satisfy emissions and drivability targets and maximize fuel efficiency
    Patent number: 9927780
    Abstract: A system includes a target generating module, a model predictive control (MPC) module, and an actuator module. The target generating module generates a target value for an actuator of an engine. The MPC module generates a set of possible adjustments to the target value and predicts an operating parameter for the set of possible adjustments. The predicted operating parameter includes an emission level and/or an operating parameter of an exhaust system. The MPC module determines a cost for the set of possible adjustments and selects the set of possible adjustments from multiple sets of possible adjustments based on the cost. The MPC module determines whether the predicted operating parameter for the selected set satisfies a constraint and adjusts the target value using the possible adjustments of the selected set when the predicted operating parameter satisfies the constraint. The actuator module controls the actuator based on the target value as adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Min Sun, Shifang Li, Giuseppe Mazzara Bologna, Francesco Cianflone, Paolo Nalbone
  • System and method for determining target actuator values of an engine using model predictive control while satisfying emissions and drivability targets and maximizing fuel efficiency
    Patent number: 9909481
    Abstract: A system according to the present disclosure includes a model predictive control (MPC) module and an actuator module. The MPC module generates a set of possible target values for an actuator of an engine and predicts an operating parameter for the set of possible target values. The predicted operating parameter includes an emission level and/or an operating parameter of an exhaust system. The MPC module determines a cost for the set of possible target values and selects the set of possible target values from multiple sets of possible target values based on the cost. The MPC module determines whether the predicted operating parameter for the selected set satisfies a constraint and sets target values to the possible target values of the selected set when the predicted operating parameter satisfies the constraint. The actuator module controls an actuator of an engine based on at least one of the target values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Min Sun, Shifang Li, Francesco Cianflone, Paolo Nalbone
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TARGET ACTUATOR VALUES OF AN ENGINE USING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL WHILE SATISFYING EMISSIONS AND DRIVABILITY TARGETS AND MAXIMIZING FUEL EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20170167347
    Abstract: A system according to the present disclosure includes a model predictive control (MPC) module and an actuator module. The MPC module generates a set of possible target values for an actuator of an engine and predicts an operating parameter for the set of possible target values. The predicted operating parameter includes an emission level and/or an operating parameter of an exhaust system. The MPC module determines a cost for the set of possible target values and selects the set of possible target values from multiple sets of possible target values based on the cost. The MPC module determines whether the predicted operating parameter for the selected set satisfies a constraint and sets target values to the possible target values of the selected set when the predicted operating parameter satisfies the constraint. The actuator module controls an actuator of an engine based on at least one of the target values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Min SUN, Shifang LI, Francesco CIANFLONE, Paolo NALBONE
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TARGET ACTUATOR VALUES OF AN ENGINE USING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL TO SATISFY EMISSIONS AND DRIVABILITY TARGETS AND MAXIMIZE FUEL EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20170168466
    Abstract: A system includes a target generating module, a model predictive control (MPC) module, and an actuator module. The target generating module generates a target value for an actuator of an engine. The MPC module generates a set of possible adjustments to the target value and predicts an operating parameter for the set of possible adjustments. The predicted operating parameter includes an emission level and/or an operating parameter of an exhaust system. The MPC module determines a cost for the set of possible adjustments and selects the set of possible adjustments from multiple sets of possible adjustments based on the cost. The MPC module determines whether the predicted operating parameter for the selected set satisfies a constraint and adjusts the target value using the possible adjustments of the selected set when the predicted operating parameter satisfies the constraint. The actuator module controls the actuator based on the target value as adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Min SUN, Shifang LI, Giuseppe Mazzara BOLOGNA, Francesco CIANFLONE, Paolo NALBONE