Ford Motor had 46 patents in digitalization during Q4 2023. Ford Motor Co filed patents in Q4 2023 for systems and methods to optimize charge planning for electrified vehicle fleets, utilizing factors such as time, wear, and cost. Another patent involves vehicles using unused computing resources for cryptocurrency mining during low-demand periods. Additionally, patents were filed for recommending off-beat destinations based on popularity scores, smart tolling leakage prevention, and using dual vehicle digital twins for model-based learning and remote operation. GlobalData’s report on Ford Motor gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Ford Motor grant share with digitalization as a theme is 32% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Fleet management systems and methods for providing optimized charging paths (Patent ID: US20230417564A1)
The patent filed by Ford Motor Co. discloses systems and methods for optimized, multi-objective charge planning strategies for electrified vehicles in a fleet. These strategies consider factors such as time, wear, and cost to charge by assigning a cost value to each factor. The systems and methods leverage charging at fleet-owned depots, public charging stations, and private residential locations to optimize the charging path for each vehicle in the fleet.
The fleet management system described in the patent includes electrified vehicles and a control module that creates an optimized charging path control strategy based on a multi-objective charging cost goal. This goal considers costs associated with delivery time, vehicle component wear, and charging. The control module can modify instructions based on wait times at charging locations and can be part of the vehicles or a cloud-based server system connected to charging station servers. The patent also covers electrified vehicles with traction battery packs and control modules programmed to receive optimized charging path control strategies based on multi-objective charging cost goals derived from various sources, including charging station servers, vehicle information, and trip planner information. Additionally, a charge planning method is disclosed, involving assigning costs to time and vehicle wear, estimating range constraints, and generating optimized charging path control strategies for each vehicle in the fleet.
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