Michael Andrew Turley

US Patent:

8041478, Oct 18, 2011

Filed:

Jan 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/362843

Inventors:

Joseph M. Stempnik - Warren MI, US
Richard B. Jess - Haslett MI, US
Daniel P. Grenn - Highland MI, US
Tracey A. Bagley-Reed - Canton MI, US
Ronald W. Van Diepen - Ann Arbor MI, US
Mark H. Costin - Bloomfield Township MI, US
Michael A. Turley - Dexter MI, US
Sandra J. Nelson - Howell MI, US
Bryan D. Lehman - Fenton MI, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

701 34

Abstract:

A vehicle speed module includes a speed arbitration module that receives at least two of a wheel speed, a transmission output speed (TOS), and an electric motor speed (EMS), and that determines a vehicle speed based on a comparison of the at least two of the wheel speed, the TOS, and the EMS. A speed diagnostic module selectively diagnoses a fault in one of a wheel speed sensor, a TOS sensor, and an EMS sensor based on the comparison.

US Patent:

8099971, Jan 24, 2012

Filed:

Feb 12, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/029770

Inventors:

Mario Miguel Zamora - Livonia MI, US
Michael A. Turley - Dexter MI, US

International Classification:

F25D 17/04

US Classification:

62186, 236 493, 454 75, 454239, 454256, 123198 D

Abstract:

A system for controlling a fan in a vehicle comprises an ambient temperature module that generates an ambient temperature enable signal when ambient temperature is within a vaporization window. An engine component monitoring module that generates a vaporization temperature enable signal when an engine component in an engine compartment has an estimated outer surface temperature that greater than a water vaporization temperature. A vehicle speed module generates a speed enable signal when the vehicle speed is less than a first vehicle speed. A fan turn-on module that selectively turns on a fan based on the temperature enable signal, the vaporization temperature enable signal and the speed enable signal.