Zhen Jiang

US Patent:

20220252415, Aug 11, 2022

Filed:

Feb 9, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/171073

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Zhen Jiang - Mountain View CA, US
Cassandra Telenko - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G01C 21/34
G08G 1/00
G01W 1/10
B60W 20/13
B60W 20/12

Abstract:

The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for assigning travel routes to vehicles. An example method may involve evaluating a first vehicle for deploying on a first travel route and a second vehicle for a second travel route. Evaluating the first vehicle may include determining a first probability that the first vehicle will need a first energy replenishment operation during deployment on the first travel route, and also determining a first deployment cost for the first vehicle. The first deployment cost can include a first energy replenishment cost based on the first probability. Evaluating the second vehicle may include determining a second deployment cost for the second vehicle, the second deployment cost including a second energy replenishment cost. The first vehicle is assigned to the first travel route and the second vehicle to the second travel route if the first deployment cost is less than the second deployment cost.

US Patent:

20210241138, Aug 5, 2021

Filed:

Feb 4, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/781698

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Zhen Jiang - Mountain View CA, US
Cassandra Telenko - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G06N 5/04
G07C 5/08
G06N 5/02
G06Q 10/00
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for generating recommendations for vehicle powertrain changes is described herein. Disclosed systems and methods include receiving operational data associated with one or more vehicles in a fleet of networked vehicles, and receiving maintenance data associated with the vehicles. The maintenance data can include a vehicle parts history associated with one or more fleet vehicle parts. A machine learning analytical model is described that determines, based in part on the operational data and the maintenance data, a total cost of ownership for the vehicles, and generates, based at least in part on the total cost of ownership for the vehicles, a vehicle recommendation indicative of a powertrain changes for the vehicles in the fleet. Aspects of the present disclosure may provide automated sources of crowdsourced vehicle fleet information with which vehicle fleet managers can make actionable decisions for fleet powertrain upgrades.

US Patent:

20210072034, Mar 11, 2021

Filed:

Sep 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/561729

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Zhen Jiang - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G01C 21/34
G01C 21/36
G06F 21/55
G05D 1/00
H04L 9/06

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed describing ridesharing using blockchain. Example methods may include determining a state associated with a user of a ridesharing vehicle from at least one first device associated with the ridesharing vehicle; identifying a confirmation of the state by one or more second devices; and adding a transaction to a blockchain, the transaction comprising a description of the state, the confirmation, and a link to a trip footage of the state.

US Patent:

20200242858, Jul 30, 2020

Filed:

Jan 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/258168

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Zhen JIANG - Mountain View CA, US
Yan FU - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

International Classification:

G07C 5/08
G07C 5/00
B60W 40/04

Abstract:

A transportation mobility system includes a data storage configured to maintain vehicle data indicating fuel consumption and count of passengers for vehicles of a transportation system, and user data describing movements of the passengers within the transportation system. The system also includes an emissions monitoring portal, programmed to provide, for vehicles of a fleet, estimates of pollutant emissions for the fleet and a percent share of miles completed by zero-emissions transportation for the fleet.

US Patent:

20200173412, Jun 4, 2020

Filed:

Nov 29, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/204344

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Zhen JIANG - Mountain View CA, US
Chen ZHANG - South Lyon MI, US
Rebecca KREUCHER - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

F02N 11/08
G06Q 30/02
G06Q 50/06
G07C 5/02
G07C 5/00
F02D 41/06
F02D 41/04

Abstract:

A vehicle includes a controller programmed to activate a fuel savings feature upon satisfaction of transition conditions and inhibit the transition according to satisfaction of inhibit conditions. The controller is further programmed to accumulate data indicative of the inhibit conditions and a time associated with the conditions being satisfied over a drive cycle.