Patents by Inventor Timothy PANAGIS

Timothy PANAGIS 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: 10173489
    Abstract: A method of controlling a suspension system of a vehicle includes identifying an amplitude and a frequency of at least one harmonic event in a topology of a surface to be traversed by the vehicle, and, with a controller, altering at least one response characteristic of at least one adjustable component of the suspension system based on at least one of the amplitude and frequency of the harmonic event. Systems and methods relate to controlling vehicle suspension systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Miska, Timothy Panagis
  • Publication number: 20180265127
    Abstract: A steering compensation apparatus includes a road camber determiner to determine a first road camber at a road position in front of a vehicle using wheel trajectory data and height data of the road position, a road camber logic circuit to select, via a torque mapper mapping a plurality of road cambers to a plurality of first compensating torques, a first compensating torque corresponding to the first road camber and a steering controller to drive a motor to deliver the selected first compensating torque to a steering rack at the road position responsive to the first road camber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: John Walsh, Timothy Panagis, Daniel Slavin
  • Publication number: 20180251000
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to calibrate height sensors of a vehicle suspension are described herein. An example method includes measuring a first voltage output of a height sensor coupled to a control arm of a suspension when the control arm is at a first position, associating the first voltage output to the first position of the control arm, measuring a second voltage output of the height sensor when the control arm is at a second position, associating the second voltage output to the second position of the control arm, measuring a third voltage output of the height sensor when the control arm is in a third position, and associating the third voltage output to the third position of the control arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Russ Lee Norton, Timothy Panagis, Daniel Lee Grohnke
  • Publication number: 20170326937
    Abstract: A method of controlling a suspension system of a vehicle includes identifying an amplitude and a frequency of at least one harmonic event in a topology of a surface to be traversed by the vehicle, and, with a controller, altering at least one response characteristic of at least one adjustable component of the suspension system based on at least one of the amplitude and frequency of the harmonic event. Systems and methods relate to controlling vehicle suspension systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Paul MISKA, Timothy PANAGIS