Craig A Brown

US Patent:

7302371, Nov 27, 2007

Filed:

Dec 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/024103

Inventors:

Christopher L. Oesterling - Troy MI, US
Nathan D. Ampunan - Novi MI, US
Thomas A. Gawlik - Rochester Hills MI, US
Brent W. Fetherolf - Royal Oak MI, US
Craig A. Brown - Ann Arbor MI, US
Brad Wisniewski - Clarkston MI, US
Douglas H. Devries - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

General Motors Corporation - Detroit MI

International Classification:

G06G 7/48
G01M 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

703 7, 703 1, 701 29, 701 32, 701 33, 702 57

Abstract:

A system and method for vehicle design and manufacture. The method includes designing a vehicle, building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle, installing a telematics units in the pilot vehicle, configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot vehicle during vehicle operation, operating the pilot vehicle in a captured test fleet, obtaining data from the telematics unit during the operating in a captured test fleet, altering vehicle design data in response to the obtained data and, building a production vehicle with the design influenced by the altered vehicle design data.

US Patent:

20080071568, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Nov 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/944828

Inventors:

Christopher Oesterling - Troy MI, US
Nathan Ampunan - Novi MI, US
Thomas Gawlik - Rochester Hills MI, US
Brent Fetherolf - Royal Oak MI, US
Craig Brown - Ann Arbor MI, US
Brad Wisniewski - Clarkston MI, US
Douglas Devries - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION - Detroit MI

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G01M 17/00
G06Q 99/00
G06F 17/40

US Classification:

705001000

Abstract:

A system and method for vehicle design and manufacture. The method includes designing a vehicle, building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle, installing a telematics units in the pilot vehicle, configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot vehicle during vehicle operation, operating the pilot vehicle in a captured test fleet, obtaining data from the telematics unit during the operating in a captured test fleet, altering vehicle design data in response to the obtained data and, building a production vehicle with the design influenced by the altered vehicle design data.

US Patent:

20160260267, Sep 8, 2016

Filed:

May 12, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/153150

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Nathan D. AMPUNAN - Novi MI, US
Thomas A. GAWLIK - Rochester Hills MI, US
Brent W. FETHEROLF - Royal Oak MI, US
Craig A. BROWN - Ann Arbor MI, US
Brad W. WISNIEWSKI - Clarkston MI, US
Douglas H. DE VRIES - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

G07C 5/08
G08G 1/00

Abstract:

A system and method for monitoring vehicles in a captured test fleet that includes: receiving a call at a service center from a vehicle in the captured test fleet, wherein the call is triggered based on a condition detected at the vehicle; establishing a connection between the service center and the vehicle via the call; requesting a vehicle data upload (VDU) from the vehicle via the call; completing the VDU at the service center, and storing data received from the VDU in a captured test fleet database that manages data for a plurality of vehicles included in the captured test fleet.