Anil Kumar Dhir from 5641 Versailles Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, age 64, Phone: 734 827-0996

System For Virtual Prediction Of Road Loads
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US Patent:

7363805, Apr 29, 2008
Filed:

Sep 30, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/241353
Inventors:

Paramsothy Jayakumar - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Marcello Berzeri - Birmingham MI, US
Anil Dhir - Ann Arbor MI, US
Bala Balendran - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
R. Ranganathan - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI
International Classification:

G01M 17/02
US Classification:

73146, 702140, 703 8
Abstract:

A system is provided for full-vehicle analytical road-loads prediction, which reduces the time and cost of modeling tires and tire-road interface, using road load simulations rather than actual measurements. The system includes a method to perform tire tests in a virtual environment, a road-load tire model for simulations in multibody environments; a tire model for FE simulations; and a comprehensive graphical user interface to support the user in all the steps of the analytical process.

Method And System For Optimizing The Design Of A Mechanical System
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US Patent:

20030009317, Jan 9, 2003
Filed:

Jun 18, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/064173
Inventors:

Anil Dhir - Ann Arbor MI, US
Scott Crane - Louisville KY, US
Assignee:

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI
International Classification:

G06F017/00
US Classification:

703/007000
Abstract:

The method and system of the present invention allow a designer of a mechanical system to quickly and easily determine the optimal design for the system. The steps include creating models of the mechanical system and simulating the performance of the models to achieve a set of results. From these results, Response Surface Models can be determined. These Response Surface Models act as surrogates for the more complex models of the mechanical system, and can be used to optimize the performance of the system. If necessary or desired, these Response Surface Models can be optimized over a range of possible values for the design parameters to achieve a robust design.

Rapid Assessment Of Suspension Geometry For Loads
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US Patent:

20140244224, Aug 28, 2014
Filed:

Feb 28, 2013
Appl. No.:

13/779979
Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Anil Kumar Dhir - Ann Arbor MI, US
John Joseph Uicker - Dearborn MI, US
Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI
International Classification:

G06F 17/50
US Classification:

703 2
Abstract:

A model of a vehicle suspension includes an indication of a suspension type. A plurality of suspension hard points for modeling output loads are selected. An input point in the suspension is defined, including input loads at the input point. A set of equations is created using the input loads and the selected hard points, each equation representing a load in one of an X, Y, and Z direction in a three-dimensional coordinate system. At least one constraint equation is added to the set of equations. The equations are solved to determine output loads for each of the selected hard points.