US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on June 2 for "Active downforce control for drifting maneuvers" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,618, issued on June 2, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Active downforce control for drifting maneuvers" was invented by Mustafa Hakan Turhan (Kitchener, Canada), Reza Hajiloo (Richmond Hill, Canada), Ehsan Asadi (Markham, Canada), Mansour Ataei (Richmond Hill, Canada), Mohammad Pournazeri (Etobicoke, Canada) and Seyedalireza Kasaiezadeh Mahabadi (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for drift detection and control for a vehicle may include determining an intentional drift probability of the vehicle based at least in part on one or more occupant inputs. The method further may include deter...