Patents by Inventor STEFANO DI CAIRANO

STEFANO DI CAIRANO 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 integrated control of vehicle control systems
    Patent number: 8600614
    Abstract: A system and method for providing driving support system to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a set of control modules, having at least one operational setting, configured for electronically controlling the vehicle components. The system includes an integrated drive mode selection module having a set of drive modes for modifying the settings for each control module. A sensing system detects at least one condition associated with the driver, vehicle or surroundings. A controller determines an appropriate drive mode for the vehicle based on the condition and the output of a safety module that ensures that the drive mode is safe while driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dimitar Petrov Filev, Greg Stevens, Jianbo Lu, Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante, Ilya Kolmanovsky, Steven J. Szwabowski, Stefano Di Cairano
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED CONTROL OF VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120203424
    Abstract: A system and method for providing driving support system to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a set of control modules, having at least one operational setting, configured for electronically controlling the vehicle components. The system includes an integrated drive mode selection module having a set of drive modes for modifying the settings for each control module. A sensing system detects at least one condition associated with the driver, vehicle or surroundings. A controller determines an appropriate drive mode for the vehicle based on the condition and the output of a safety module that ensures that the drive mode is safe while driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: DIMITAR PETROV FILEV, GREG STEVENS, JIANBO LU, KWAKU O. PRAKAH-ASANTE, ILYA KOLMANOVSKY, STEVEN J. SZWABOWSKI, STEFANO DI CAIRANO