Robert Wright
Ford Motor Company
17 Papers
68 Citations
Robert Wright is an academic researcher from Ford Motor Company. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hybrid vehicle & Controller (computing). The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 17 publications.
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Papers
Patent
Vehicle power generation mode control method
Robert Wright,Walter Joseph Ortmann +1 more
- 25 Mar 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, a vehicle power generation mode control method is proposed to determine whether at least one of the following conditions exists: high engine revolutions per minute is allowed, high voltage or amperage draw is allowed; current fuel level supports power generator mode; and carbon monoxide readings are within acceptable limits.
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Predictive engine pull up and pull down in hybrid vehicle
Rajit Johri,Mark Steven Yamazaki,XiaoYong Wang,Wei Liang,Bernard D. Nefcy,Derek Taylor,Robert Wright,Ming Lang Kuang,Ryan Abraham McGee +8 more
- 14 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, a system and method for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an engine configured to automatically stop in response to an engine stop request and automatically start in response for an engine start request is presented.
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Vehicle drive away based engine control
Robert Wright
- 30 Apr 2014
TL;DR: A powertrain for a vehicle may include an engine and at least one controller, and the controller may be programmed to, while the engine is off and during a generally constant accelerator pedal input, start the engine in response to an increase in relative acceleration of an object in front of the vehicle as discussed by the authors.
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Hybridfahrzeug-Steuerung für das Fahen an einer Steigung
Robert Wright,Jeffrey Allen Doering +1 more
- 09 Oct 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, a Verfahren zum Steuern eines Hybrid-Fahrzeug enthaltet das automatische Stoppen des Verbrennungsmotors als Reaktion darauf, dass der Fahrzeugeleistungsbedarf unter die aktuell verfugbaren elektrischen Leistung fallt und, als reaktion auf das Aufnehmen eines Signals, das eine positive Ste
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