Patents by Inventor Wenbo Wang

Wenbo Wang 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).

  • Publication number: 20100199752
    Abstract: A diagnostic system for a fuel injector control system according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of state monitoring modules and a fault determination module. The plurality of state monitoring module monitor a plurality of states of a driver circuit for a fuel injector based on data samples related to the plurality of states. The fault determination module diagnoses a fault in the driver circuit when at least one of the plurality of state monitoring modules receives a predetermined number of data samples indicating an undesired state within a sampling interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Lucido, Wenbo Wang
  • Publication number: 20100192912
    Abstract: A control system and method for controlling pump includes a pump control module communicating a drive signal to the high pressure pump and a high pressure pump in communication with the pump control module operating in response to the drive signal. A current sampling module samples a pump current signal to form a sample prior to an end of the drive signal. A current comparison module compares the sample to a threshold that may be a function of pump solenoid resistance, pump solenoid temperature, and/or system voltage, and a fault indication module generates a fault signal in response to comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Wenbo Wang, Michael J. Lucido, John F. Van Gilder
  • Patent number: 7769534
    Abstract: A diagnostic system for an engine includes an oxygen detection module, a timing module and a control module. The oxygen detection module receives an oxygen signal from an oxygen sensor that detects an oxygen level in an exhaust system of the engine. The oxygen signal has N rich states and M lean states, where N and M are integers greater than or equal to 1. The timing module determines a rich period that the oxygen signal is in at least one of the N rich states and determines a lean period that the oxygen signal is in at least one of the M lean states. The control module detects an asymmetrical error with the oxygen sensor based on a comparison between the rich period and the lean period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Xu, Wenbo Wang, Vincent A. White, Richard H. Clutz, Douglas J. Moening
  • Publication number: 20100175664
    Abstract: An engine control module includes a spark control module, an engine speed module, a residual determination module, and a metric determination module. The spark control module actuates spark plugs based on a commanded spark timing. The engine speed module determines a desired engine speed based on an engine temperature and a period of time an engine is in operation after a cold start. The residual determination module determines a desired spark timing based on the desired engine speed, and determines a residual spark timing based on a difference between the commanded spark timing and the desired spark timing. The metric determination module detects a spark timing fault based on the residual spark timing and a predetermined spark timing range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert J. Genslak, Edward Stuteville, Wenbo Wang, Wesley W. Wald
  • Publication number: 20100158173
    Abstract: Provided is a method and system for estimating a channel in a wireless communication system. An interference coefficient is calculated based on a known structure of a pilot, and a channel value in a frequency domain is estimated. A channel value in a time domain is obtained by transforming the channel value in the frequency domain and the channel delay values are subtracted from the channel value in the time domain, thereby cancelling interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yong Su LEE, Young-Il Kim, Wenbo Wang, Zheng Kan
  • Patent number: 7739897
    Abstract: A diagnostic system and method for detecting failures in a fuel system of a vehicle includes a fuel level monitoring module that determines a first change in a first fuel level of a first fuel tank based on data received from a first fuel level sensor and determines a second change in a second fuel level of a second fuel tank based on data received from a second fuel level sensor. A sensor diagnosing module evaluates operation of the second fuel level sensor based on the first change in the first fuel level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhong Wang, John F. Van Gilder, Gary L. Rogers, Scott A. Kegebein, Wenbo Wang
  • Patent number: 7742866
    Abstract: A fuel control system includes devices that generate parameter signals. The parameter signals include an engine runtime signal and at least one of an engine load signal, a temperature signal and a barometric pressure signal. A modification module generates a modification signal based on the parameter signals. A control module compensates for a current fuel volatility by adjusting a current air/fuel mixture of an engine based on the modification signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Inventors: Kurt D. McLain, Wenbo Wang
  • Publication number: 20100144302
    Abstract: In a method for detecting a signal in a multi-input multi-output wireless communication system that receives signals transmitted through a plurality of transmission antennas by using a plurality of reception antennas, a detection order for detecting the transmission signals received through the reception antennas is determined on the basis of a cofactor determinant of components constituting a channel matrix representing characteristics of channels between the transmission antennas and the reception antennas. In addition, the transmission signal is detected from the signals received through the reception antennas in accordance with the determined detection order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Young Jin Moon, Young-Il Kim, Kan Zheng, Wenbo Wang
  • Publication number: 20100144381
    Abstract: A power control method performs a scheduling on user terminals and then allows the user terminals to calculate power of interference by neighboring sectors, generates interference information to indicate how much the base stations in neighboring sectors, which interfere with each other, reduce transmission power based on the calculated power of interference, and informs a serving base station thereof. The base stations calculate throughput gain and throughput loss based on the interference information, and determine whether the reduction of the transmission power is performed based on the calculated throughput gain and throughput loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jisoo PARK, Young-il Kim, Yuexing Peng, Kan Zheng, Wenbo Wang
  • Publication number: 20100107630
    Abstract: An exhaust control system for a vehicle comprises an exhaust system modeling module and an actuator control module. The exhaust system modeling module estimates an input gas temperature, an output gas temperature, a mass temperature, and a pressure for an exhaust system component of an exhaust system implemented in the vehicle. Exhaust gas flows through the exhaust system component. The actuator control module selectively adjusts an engine operating parameter based on at least one of the input gas temperature, the output gas temperature, the mass temperature, and the pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Wajdi B. Hamama, Jaehak Jung, Jon C. Miller, Gregory J. York, David N. Belton, J. Michael Ellenberger, Louis A. Avallone, Wenbo Wang
  • Publication number: 20100010722
    Abstract: A diagnostic system for an internal combustion engine includes an intake air temperature (IAT) determination module, a reference temperature determination module, and an adaptive learning module. The IAT determination modules determines a first IAT using an IAT sensor at a first time and determines a second IAT using the IAT sensor at a second time. The reference temperature determination module determines a first frequency based on a first voltage output of a MAF sensor at the first time and determines a second frequency based on a second voltage output of the MAF sensor at the second time. The adaptive learning module determines a temperature-frequency relationship based on the first IAT, the second IAT, the first frequency and the second frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt D. Mc Lain, Wenbo Wang
  • Patent number: 7644608
    Abstract: An intake air temperature (IAT) sensor diagnostic module comprises a measured noise module, an expected noise module, an excess noise module, and an IAT fault detection module. The measured noise module measures noise in an IAT signal from an IAT sensor in a vehicle. The expected noise module determines expected noise based upon the IAT signal. The excess noise module determines an excess noise value based upon the measured noise and the expected noise. The IAT fault detection module diagnoses faults in the IAT sensor based upon a comparison of the excess noise value and a first predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Inventors: Kurt D. Mc Lain, Wenbo Wang, John F. Van Gilder
  • Publication number: 20100004846
    Abstract: A control system comprising an ignition fuse diagnostic module that determines a state of an ignition fuse associated with an ignition coil of an engine cylinder, and a fuel control module that selectively operates a fuel injector associated with the engine cylinder based on the state of the ignition fuse. A method comprising determining a state of an ignition fuse associated with an ignition coil of an engine cylinder, and selectively operating a fuel injector associated with the engine cylinder based on the state of the ignition fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Wajdi B. Hamama, Craig M. Sawdon, Eric Ferch, Debbie L. Makowske, Dale W. McKim, Mark D. Carr, Wenbo Wang
  • Publication number: 20090319147
    Abstract: A method and controller for operating cruise control in a vehicle having an engine with active fuel management (AFM) is provided. Adaptive scaler values can be determined based on a cylinder deactivation signal and calibrated scaler values. Cruise control commands can be calculated based on the adaptive scaler values. A speed of the vehicle can be controlled based on the cruise control commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Lan Wang, Wenbo Wang, Zhong Wang, James L. Worthing, Michael Kappaz
  • Patent number: 7631551
    Abstract: A method of determining a barometric pressure of atmosphere, in which an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is located includes monitoring operating parameters of the internal combustion engine and the vehicle, determining a healthy status of an air filter of the internal combustion engine, and calculating the barometric pressure based on the operating parameters and the healthy status of the air filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenbo Wang, John F. Van Gilder, Jill A Slimmer-Velez, Kurt D. Mc Lain, Michael A. Kropinski
  • Patent number: 7630826
    Abstract: A diagnostic cold start emissions control system for an internal combustion engine includes a control module having a calculated engine-out energy module, an engine-out energy residual module, and a diagnostic system evaluation module. The calculated engine-out energy module is in communication with the engine-out energy residual module and is configured to determine an operating engine-out energy flow based on an operating engine torque. The engine-out energy residual module is in communication with the diagnostic system evaluation module and is configured to determine an engine-out energy residual based on the determined engine-out energy flow and an expected engine-out energy flow. The diagnostic system evaluation module is configured to determine whether the determined engine-out energy residual meets a predetermined value indicative of proper cold start emissions control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenbo Wang, John L. Lahti, Christopher A Gillanders, Robert J. Genslak, John F. Van Gilder
  • Publication number: 20090293599
    Abstract: A control system comprising a wind condition determination module that determines a wind condition and a leak detection test control module that selectively diagnoses a vapor leak associated with a vehicle based on the wind condition. A method comprising determining a wind condition and selectively diagnosing a vapor leak associated with a vehicle based on the wind condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt D. Mc Lain, Wenbo Wang, Zhong Wang, William R. Cadman
  • Publication number: 20090273230
    Abstract: A leak diagnostic system for a vehicle comprises a calculation module and a diagnostic enabling module. The calculation module calculates a decay rate of a brake booster vacuum. The diagnostic enabling module selectively enables the decay rate calculation based on mass airflow (MAF) into an engine and engine vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Zhong Wang, Tony T. Hoang, Lan Wang, Wenbo Wang, Margaret C. Richards, Daryl A. Wilson
  • Patent number: 7602761
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a call access control (CAC) method applicable to call access during call initiation and cell switching in TDD-CDMA mobile communication system. The method comprises: counting the number of accessed subscribers in all current communication time slots of the home base station for an access request from a new subscriber, to determine channel resource occupations in different time slots; comparing the channel resource occupations in the different time slots, and then allocating idle resource units in the time slots having available channel resources and the minimum number of accessed subscribers to the subscriber sending the access request. The present invention achieves dynamic allocation of channel resources in cells and have an advantage of simple implementation and applicability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies, Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhaohui Lin, Xuezhi Yang, Wenbo Wang
  • Publication number: 20090235725
    Abstract: An intake air temperature (IAT) sensor diagnostic system may include an IAT determination module, a mass air flow (MAF) module, and a diagnostic module. The IAT determination module determines a measured IAT based on an IAT sensor. The MAF module determines a reference temperature based on a MAF sensor. The diagnostic module determines faults in the IAT sensor based on a comparison between the reference temperature and the measured IAT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt D. Mc Lain, Wenbo Wang