Fuel control regulator system with acoustic pliability

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017197504-A1
Application number	US-201614992854-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 11, 2016
Priority date	Jan 11, 2016
Publication date	Jul 13, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A fuel control regulator system for a vehicle is disclosed in which a restraint control module registers an acceleration/deceleration that falls outside of predetermined limits. In one embodiment, the fuel control regulator system includes a vehicle including steering, an accelerator, brakes, one or more audio devices in proximity to one or more front crash sensors recording sensor data, a processor, and memory. The restraint control module is coupled to the processor and configured to dynamically adjust a threshold to lie outside of an amplitude of the sensor data of the one or more front crash sensors compromised by sound from the one or more audio devices. In another embodiment, the fuel control regulator system adjusts the sensor data of an affected front crash sensor to lie within an existing threshold. In yet another embodiment, the fuel control regulator system ignores the sensor data of an affected front crash sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A fuel control regulator system, comprising:
a vehicle including steering, an accelerator, brakes, one or more audio devices in proximity to one or more front crash sensors recording sensor data, a processor, and memory; a restraint control module coupled to the processor and configured to dynamically adjust a threshold to lie outside of an amplitude of the sensor data of the one or more front crash sensors compromised by sound from the one or more audio devices.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to determine activation status of one or more audio devices.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to determine proximity of the audio devices to the one or more front crash sensors.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to register an acceleration or a deceleration of the vehicle that falls outside of predetermined limits, and is configured to confirm whether the front crash sensor data lies within the adjusted threshold.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to not issue a fuel shut-off command if the acceleration or the deceleration falls outside of the predetermined limits and if the amplitude of the sensor data lies within the adjusted threshold.

6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein in response to determining by the restraint control module that the acceleration or the deceleration falls outside of the predetermined limits, that the one or more audio devices is activated to produce sound, that the one or more audio devices is in close proximity to the one or more front crash sensors, and that the adjusted threshold of the sensor data lies outside of the amplitude of the sensor data of the one or more front crash sensors, the restraint control module is configured to not issue a fuel shut-off command to a vehicle fuel pump.

7 . A fuel control regulator system, comprising:
a vehicle including steering, an accelerator, brakes, one or more audio devices in proximity to one or more front crash sensors recording sensor data, a processor, and memory; a restraint control module coupled to the processor and configured to dynamically adjust an amplitude of the sensor data of the one or more front crash sensors compromised by sound from the one or more audio devices to lie within a predetermined threshold.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to determine activation status of one or more audio devices.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to determine proximity of the audio devices to the one or more front crash sensors.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to register an acceleration or a deceleration of the vehicle that falls outside of predetermined limits, and is configured to confirm whether the adjusted amplitude of the front crash sensor data lies within the predetermined threshold.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to not issue a fuel shut-off command if the acceleration or the deceleration falls outside of the predetermined limits and if the adjusted amplitude of the sensor data lies within the predetermined threshold.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein in response to determining by the restraint control module that the acceleration or the deceleration falls outside of the predetermined limits, that the one or more audio devices is activated to produce sound, that the one or more audio devices is in close proximity to the one or more front crash sensors, and that the adjusted amplitude of the sensor data lies within the predetermined threshold, the restraint control module is configured to not issue a fuel shut-off command to a vehicle fuel pump.

13 . A fuel control regulator system, comprising:
a vehicle including steering, an accelerator, brakes, one or more audio devices in proximity to one or more front crash sensors recording sensor data, a processor, and memory; a restraint control module coupled to the processor and configured to dynamically ignore the sensor data of the one or more front crash sensors compromised by sound from the one or more audio devices and accept the sensor data from one of the other front crash sensors.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to determine activation status of one or more audio devices.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to determine proximity of the audio devices to the one or more front crash sensors.

16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to register an acceleration or a deceleration of the vehicle that falls outside of predetermined limits, and is configured to confirm whether the front crash sensor data lies within a predetermined threshold.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the restraint control module is configured to not issue a fuel shut-off command if the acceleration or the deceleration falls outside of the predetermined limits, if the sensor data from the one of the other front crash sensors is accepted, and if the compromised one or more front crash sensors is ignored.

18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein in response to determining by the restraint control module that the acceleration or the deceleration falls outside of the predetermined limits, that the one or more audio devices is activated to produce sound, that the one or more audio devices is in close proximity to the one or more front crash sensors, that the sensor data from the one of the other front crash sensors is accepted, and that the compromised one or more front crash sensors is ignored, the restraint control module is configured to not issue a fuel shut-off command to a vehicle fuel pump.

19 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more audio devices comprises a vehicle siren.

20 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more audio devices comprises a vehicle horn.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Jensen John W
• Ghannam Mahmoud Yousef
• Bauch David James
• Churchwell Howard

Classifications

• G07C5/004

  Indicating the operating range of the engine (economical driving B60R16/0236, F02B77/084; measuring liquid fuel of an engine G01F9/00) · CPC title

• B60Q5/006

  indicating risk of collision between vehicles or with pedestrians · CPC title

• B60K15/077 Primary

  with means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel, e.g. to prevent noise, surge, splash or fuel starvation · CPC title

• B60K28/14 Primary

  responsive to accident or emergency, e.g. deceleration, tilt of vehicle · CPC title

• B60W30/09 Primary

  Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering · CPC title