David P Tourner

20110276225, Nov 10, 2011

May 7, 2010

12/775477

Barney D. Nefcy - Novi MI, US
Marvin Paul Kraska - Dearborn MI, US
Walt Joseph Ortmann - Saline MI, US
Brian Ninja Soo - Farmington Hills MI, US
Dan Scott Colvin - Farmington Hills MI, US
David Tourner - Novi MI, US

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - DEARBORN MI

B62D 6/00

701 41

A system and method for automatically angularly positioning wheels of an automotive vehicle after parking. The system disclosed here includes a power-assisted steering system coupled to the wheels. Further, the system includes a controller, coupled to the steering system, which is configured to automatically position the wheels in a desired direction, based on a determination that the vehicle is parked.

20160267726, Sep 15, 2016

Mar 9, 2015

14/641692

- Dearborn MI, US
Bernard D. NEFCY - Novi MI, US
David Paul TOURNER - Novi MI, US
Francis Thomas CONNOLLY - Ann Arbor MI, US

G07C 5/06
B60L 7/10
H02P 3/14

A vehicle includes a regenerative braking system, which may include an electric machine, configured to provide regenerative braking torque to vehicle traction wheels. The vehicle further includes at least one controller configured to provide indicia for display to indicate performance of the regenerative braking system. The indicia represent a comparison of a braking profile that is recorded during a deceleration event and a calculated braking profile that is based on a detected forward object. In various embodiments, the indicia may include a numerical or letter grade representative of a similarity between the recorded braking profile and the calculated braking profile and/or a visual representation of the comparison of the recorded braking profile and the calculated braking profile.

20160144721, May 26, 2016

Nov 20, 2014

14/548344

- Dearborn MI, US
Bernard D. NEFCY - Novi MI, US
Francis Thomas CONNOLLY - Ann Arbor MI, US
David Paul TOURNER - Novi MI, US
Dale Scott CROMBEZ - Livonia MI, US

B60L 7/26
B60W 20/00
B60K 6/48
B60W 30/14

A vehicle includes traction wheels, an electric machine configured to provide regenerative braking torque to the traction wheels, wheel brakes configured to provide friction braking torque to the traction wheels, and at least one power source configured to provide drive torque to the traction wheels. The vehicle additionally includes, a sensor configured to detect a forward object, and at least one controller. The controller is configured to control the power source, wheel brakes, and electric machine according to an adaptive cruise control (ACC) algorithm. The ACC algorithm is configured to command the electric machine to provide regenerative braking torque without application of the wheel brakes in response to a detected forward object and a maximum regeneration braking distance. The maximum regeneration braking distance is calculated based on a powertrain regenerative braking limit and a distance to the forward object.

20160023652, Jan 28, 2016

Jul 25, 2014

14/340649

- Dearborn MI, US
Bernard D. NEFCY - Novi MI, US
David Paul TOURNER - Novi MI, US
Charles VITULLO - Allen Park MI, US
Craig Edward ESLER - Plymouth MI, US

B60W 20/00
F02N 11/08

A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a driver interface having a first driver-activated selector, and a controller. The controller selectively operates the engine according to a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode the engine runs continuously. In the second mode the engine is turned off in response to a first set of operating conditions and turned on in response to a second set of operating conditions. The controller further, in response to a driver activation of the first selector, controls the engine according to the first mode and, in response to an anticipated end of a first vehicle acceleration event subsequent the driver activation of the first selector, controls the engine according to the second mode.

20150095266, Apr 2, 2015

Sep 28, 2013

14/040648

- Dearborn MI, US
Barney D. Nefcy - Novi MI, US
David Paul Tourner - Novi MI, US

G06Q 50/30
G06Q 30/02

705412

A vehicle operational cost display system includes a user interface adapted for entry of cost of fuel for operation of a vehicle; a central processing unit interfacing with the user interface, the central processing unit having a calculator function adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of fuel for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled; and a display interfacing with the central processing unit, the display adapted to display the total operational cost of the vehicle. A vehicle operational cost display method is also disclosed.