Inventor
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E
US110 patents
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GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC
21 patentsUS7614384B2Nov 10, 2009
Engine torque control with desired state estimation
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC94 citations98
US9328671B2May 3, 2016
Airflow control systems and methods using model predictive control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC25 citations94
US9243524B2Jan 26, 2016
Engine control systems and methods for transmission upshifts
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC27 citations94
US8041487B2Oct 18, 2011
Commanded and estimated engine torque adjustment
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC40 citations92
US7980221B2Jul 19, 2011
Inverse torque model solution and bounding
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC32 citations92
US7757666B2Jul 20, 2010
Cylinder fueling coordination for torque estimation and control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC19 citations92
US7698048B2Apr 13, 2010
Power enrichment scheduling for coordinated torque control system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC37 citations92
US7698049B2Apr 13, 2010
Speed control in a torque-based system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC26 citations92
US7650219B2Jan 19, 2010
Reserve torque management for engine speed control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC23 citations92
US7463970B2Dec 9, 2008
Torque based engine speed control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC39 citations92
US7748362B2Jul 6, 2010
Managing lean air/fuel transients in coordinated torque control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC25 citations91
US9388758B2Jul 12, 2016
Model predictive control systems and methods for future torque changes
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC12 citations84
US9382865B2Jul 5, 2016
Diagnostic systems and methods using model predictive control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC15 citations84
US9378594B2Jun 28, 2016
Fault diagnostic systems and methods for model predictive control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC17 citations84
US8346418B2Jan 1, 2013
Method of smoothing output torque
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC9 citations84
US7606652B2Oct 20, 2009
Torque based crank control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC9 citations84
US9388754B2Jul 12, 2016
Artificial output reference for model predictive control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC17 citations83
US9347381B2May 24, 2016
Model predictive control systems and methods for internal combustion engines
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC15 citations83
US8386150B2Feb 26, 2013
Fuel cutoff transition control systems and methods
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC16 citations83
US8355856B2Jan 15, 2013
Engine torque reserve system diagnostic systems and methods
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC10 citations83
US8346447B2Jan 1, 2013
Feed-forward camshaft phaser control systems and methods
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC13 citations83
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
12 patentsUS9429085B2Aug 30, 2016
Airflow control systems and methods using model predictive control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC27 citations94
US9534547B2Jan 3, 2017
Airflow control systems and methods
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC30 citations93
US9399959B2Jul 26, 2016
System and method for adjusting a torque capacity of an engine using model predictive control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC34 citations93
US9435274B2Sep 6, 2016
System and method for managing the period of a control loop for controlling an engine using model predictive control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC21 citations92
US10450972B2Oct 22, 2019
System and method for controlling actuators of an engine to adjust intake airflow when the engine is starting
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC7 citations84
US9963150B2May 8, 2018
Propulsion system control with MPC
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC8 citations84
US9938908B2Apr 10, 2018
System and method for predicting a pedal position based on driver behavior and controlling one or more engine actuators based on the predicted pedal position
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC15 citations84
US9920697B2Mar 20, 2018
Engine control systems and methods for future torque request increases
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC13 citations84
US9789876B1Oct 17, 2017
Axle torque control system for a motor vehicle
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC10 citations84
US9714616B2Jul 25, 2017
Non-model predictive control to model predictive control transitions
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC9 citations84
US9528453B2Dec 27, 2016
Throttle control systems and methods based on pressure ratio
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC13 citations84
US9765703B2Sep 19, 2017
Airflow control systems and methods using model predictive control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC14 citations82
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E
10 patentsUS8473179B2Jun 25, 2013
Increased fuel economy mode control systems and methods
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E74 citations97
US8157035B2Apr 17, 2012
Hybrid vehicle auto start systems and methods
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E70 citations96
US8483935B2Jul 9, 2013
Method for controlling internal combustion engines in hybrid powertrains
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E36 citations93
US8311721B2Nov 13, 2012
Reserve torque for lean equivalence ratio requests
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E18 citations92
US8316828B2Nov 27, 2012
Exhaust gas recirculation diagnostic for coordinated torque control systems
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E22 citations90
US8255139B2Aug 28, 2012
Method to include fast torque actuators in the driver pedal scaling for conventional powertrains
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E31 citations90
US8214127B2Jul 3, 2012
Torque based clutch fuel cut off
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E17 citations84
US8086390B2Dec 27, 2011
Pumping loss reduction systems and methods
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E18 citations84
US8437938B2May 7, 2013
Axle torque based cruise control
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E7 citations83
US8406954B2Mar 26, 2013
Air conditioning torque compensation energy matching inertia transfer
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E15 citations83
SIMON JR ROBERT C
3 patentsUS8560204B2Oct 15, 2013
Method and apparatus for arbitrating torque reserves and loads in torque-based system
SIMON JR ROBERT C33 citations92
US8731751B2May 20, 2014
Method and system for controlling a hybrid vehicle
SIMON JR ROBERT C7 citations83
US8195370B2Jun 5, 2012
Association of torque requesting modules in a coordinated torque architecture
SIMON JR ROBERT C17 citations83
LIVSHIZ MICHAEL
2 patentsGM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES OPERATIONS INC
1 patentANILOVICH IGOR
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