Patents Examined by Fadey S. Jabr
  • Patent number: 11667300
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus executes a yaw moment control to control a yaw rate of a vehicle to a target yaw rate by adjusting braking or driving forces applied to wheels of the vehicle and a speed difference control to control front and rear wheel speed differences within predetermined ranges by adjusting the braking or driving forces. The vehicle control apparatus executes the yaw moment control to the front wheels when the front wheel speed difference is within the predetermined range and executes the speed difference control to the front wheels when the front wheel speed difference is not within the predetermined range. The vehicle control apparatus executes the yaw moment control to the rear wheels when the rear wheel speed difference is within the predetermined range and executes the speed difference control to the rear wheels when the rear wheel speed difference is not within the predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya Ota, Hiroshi Isono
  • Patent number: 11663532
    Abstract: A vehicle management method includes calculating, based on a desired condition of each user sharing a ride on a vehicle, a first route for the vehicle to travel and a first required time for the vehicle to arrive at a destination on the first route, when a delay time with respect to the first required time exceeds a predetermined time while the vehicle is traveling along the first route, setting an alternative boarding location for a boarding location or an alternative deboarding location for a deboarding location based on the desired condition of each user, calculating a second route including the alternative boarding location or the alternative deboarding location and a second required time for the vehicle to arrive at a destination on the second route, and notifying the users of at least the alternative boarding location or the alternative deboarding location and the second required time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Shimodaira, Hiroya Fujimoto, Yasuhisa Kishi
  • Patent number: 11662736
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling movement of an autonomous mobile machine. The method includes that: a target path and a current state of the autonomous mobile machine are acquired; at least one preview distance is calculated according to a current speed; at least one preview point each corresponding to a respective one of the at least one preview distance is acquired according to the target path and the at least one preview distance; a lateral deviation from each preview point to a current position is calculated; a direction control angle parameter of a current control period is acquired according to the lateral deviation, the current speed and a preset parameter matching table; and the autonomous mobile machine is controlled to move according to the direction control angle parameter. Also provided are an apparatus for controlling movement of an autonomous mobile machine, a machine and a storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shijing Weng, Xiaobo Wang, Hongshan Zha, Mingzhe Qiu, Xiaomin Lin
  • Patent number: 11650069
    Abstract: Provided are a content visualizing device and method that changes positions and shapes of route guidance content and driving related content based on a distance to an adjacent object, a current driving state, and an occurrence of a driving related event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HeeSae Lee, KeeChang Lee
  • Patent number: 11634130
    Abstract: Methods and systems for adapting an advanced driver assistance driving system of a vehicle. One system includes an electronic processor of an advanced driver assistance driving system. The electronic processor is configured to control the vehicle using a control parameter of the advanced driver assistance driving system. The electronic processor is also configured to activate a learning mode for the advanced driver assistance driving system and receive feedback associated with the control of the vehicle. The electronic processor is also configured to adjust the control parameter of the advanced driver assistance driving system based on the feedback and control the vehicle using the adjusted control parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Troy McCormick, Al-Laith Taha, Anup S. Deshpande
  • Patent number: 11635313
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to apparatus, method, medium, and implementations for simultaneously calibrating multiple sensors of different types. Multiple sensors of different types are first activated to initiate simultaneous calibration thereof based on a 3D construct including a plurality of fiducial marks. Sensors of different types including visual and depth based sensors operate in their respective coordinate systems. Each of the sensors is calibrated by acquiring sensor information of the 3D construct, detecting a feature point on each of the plurality of fiducial markers based on the sensor information, estimating a set of 3D coordinates, with respect to its coordinate system, corresponding to the detected feature points, based on which calibration parameters are generated. Sets of 3D coordinates derived in different coordinate systems are then used to compute at least one transformation matrix for corresponding at least one pair of the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: PlusAI, Inc.
    Inventor: Huan Yang Chang
  • Patent number: 11619951
    Abstract: Described is a method and system for vehicle routing and request assignment which incorporates a prediction of future demand. The method seamlessly integrates sampled future requests into request assignments and vehicle routing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Javier Alonso-Mora, Daniela L. Rus, Alexander J. Wallar
  • Patent number: 11614751
    Abstract: Described are concepts, systems, devices and techniques for real-time high-capacity ride-sharing that (i) scales to large numbers of passengers and trips and (ii) dynamically generates routes (e.g. optimal or near optimal routes) in response to online demand and vehicle locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Javier Alonso-Mora, Samitha Samaranayake, Alexander J. Wallar, Daniela L. Rus
  • Patent number: 11590983
    Abstract: A vehicle slip control apparatus to be installed in a vehicle including a drive source configured to output power to a driving wheel of the vehicle and a gear pair interposed between an output shaft of the drive source and the driving wheel includes a rotating speed detector, a slip determination unit, and a slip determination prohibition unit. The rotating speed detector is configured to detect a rotating speed of the output shaft. The slip determination unit is configured to determine, when an absolute value of an angular acceleration of the rotating speed detected by the rotating speed detector exceeds a set threshold, that the driving wheel is in a slip state. The slip determination prohibition unit is configured to prohibit the determination by the slip determination unit until a predetermined time elapses after a direction of torque outputted from the drive source is inverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chihiro Oguro
  • Patent number: 11590973
    Abstract: A driver assistance system for motor vehicles, including a locating system for locating preceding vehicles and a longitudinal guidance module for controlling the longitudinal movement of the host vehicle as a function of location data of located objects. The longitudinal guidance module includes a driving path module, for defining a driving path ahead of the host vehicle, and an adaptive cruise control function, which adjusts a time gap between the host vehicle and a target object located within the driving path to a setpoint value. The longitudinal guidance module includes a dynamic function which, under certain conditions indicating that the target object will leave the driving path, modifies the longitudinal guidance function within the context of a more rapidly commencing acceleration in response to a command of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Lukas Kohler, Thorsten Schori
  • Patent number: 11585672
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media configured to provide three-dimensional representations of routes. Locations for a planned movement may be obtained. The location information may include tridimensional information of a location. Route information for the planned movement may be obtained. The route information may define a route of one or more entities within the location. A three-dimensional view of the route within the location may be determined based on the location information and the route information. An interface through which the three-dimensional view of the route within the location is accessible may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Dickson, Mason Cooper, Quentin Le Pape
  • Patent number: 11579612
    Abstract: A position and attitude estimation apparatus includes sub-sensor input accepters, a speed sensor state determiner, a scale estimator, and a position and attitude information corrector. The sub-sensor input accepter accepts an output of a sub-sensor which acquires information regarding a movement amount based on information other than an output value of a speed sensor. The speed sensor state determiner determines whether the output value of the speed sensor is reliable. The scale estimator estimates a size of the movement amount based on at least one of the output value of the speed sensor and an output value of the sub-sensor. The position and attitude information corrector corrects position and attitude information based on the size of the movement amount estimated by the scale estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Nishiyama, Yutaka Oki
  • Patent number: 11554761
    Abstract: A method for operating an electromechanical braking system for a transportation vehicle having a brake pedal, a brake master cylinder, and an electromechanical brake booster. The electromechanical brake booster includes an actuator motor for increasing or decreasing the pedal force on the brake master cylinder to boost or reduce the braking power accordingly. A change in the boosting force of the electromechanical brake booster is limited to avoid uncontrolled changes of the brake boosting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Schmalbruch, Adrian Szawlowski
  • Patent number: 11535256
    Abstract: Chionophobia intervention systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example method includes detecting snowfall from a vehicle sensor of a vehicle or a service provider, displaying a prompt on a human machine interface (HMI) to query a user regarding additional assistance in response to the detection of the snowfall, activating a first stage response after detecting the snowfall, determining when the first stage response is insufficient based on feedback received from the user, and activating a second stage response when the feedback received from the user indicates that the first stage response is insufficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Rajarshi Roychowdhury, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Brian Bennie
  • Patent number: 11535227
    Abstract: A method of conducting a diagnostic test to determine leakage within a brake system includes first providing a brake system having a plunger assembly including a housing defining a bore therein. The plunger assembly includes a piston slidably disposed therein such that movement of the piston pressurizes a pressure chamber when the piston is moved in a first direction. The pressure chamber of the plunger assembly is in fluid communication with an output, and wherein the plunger assembly further includes an electrically operated linear actuator for moving the piston within the bore. The linear actuator of the plunger assembly is actuated to provide pressure at the output of the plunger assembly at a first predetermined level. The pressure at the output of the plunger assembly is held for a predetermined length of time. The method further includes determining whether conditional criteria has been met indicating a leakage within the brake system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety US Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Timm, Patrick Hartman, Weichao Kong
  • Patent number: 11520340
    Abstract: A lane information management method for managing lane information using a processor is provided. This method includes acquiring road map information and information on a travel history that is represented by a travel trajectory on a road map, determining, using a plurality of the travel histories, whether or not a lane connected to an intersection is in a multiple lane form in which two or more lines of vehicles are formed on a single lane, and managing the lane information, including a result of determination of the multiple lane form in the lane information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Kojo, Motonobu Aoki, Takura Yanagi, Hiroyuki Takano
  • Patent number: 11511717
    Abstract: An electronic brake system and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The electronic brake system includes an integrated master cylinder, a hydraulic-pressure supply device, and a hydraulic control unit. The integrated master cylinder allows a pressing medium to be discharged based on displacement of a brake pedal and at the same time provides proper pedal feel for the user. The hydraulic control unit controls hydraulic pressure of a pressing medium supplied to respective wheel cylinders. The electronic brake system operates in different ways according to a normal operation mode and an abnormal operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyojin Jeong, Seong Ho Choi, Jin Seok Kim, Byung Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 11465648
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a recognizer that recognizes a surrounding environment of a vehicle, and a driving controller that performs speed control and steering control of the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer. When moving the vehicle to a parking area after detecting that an occupant gets off the vehicle at a stop position, the driving controller adjusts a start timing for starting the vehicle based on the number of vehicles stopped at the stop position recognized by the recognizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junpei Noguchi, Ryoma Taguchi, Yuta Takada, Chie Sugihara
  • Patent number: 11458967
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a computer including a processor and a memory storing instruction executable by the processor to, in response to detecting hands being off a steering wheel for a threshold time while a lane-centering assist operation is active, steer a vehicle including the steering wheel from a center of a lane to a lateral position between the center of the lane and an edge of the lane; then steer the vehicle from the lateral position to the center of the lane; and then maintain the vehicle at the center of the lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nitendra Nath, Steven Yellin Schondorf
  • Patent number: 11453405
    Abstract: A method in which the position of the center of gravity of a moving motor vehicle is ascertained, wherein at least one set of related input variables is taken into consideration, and the set of input variables includes at least a longitudinal acceleration of the motor vehicle, a lateral acceleration of the motor vehicle, a yaw rate of the motor vehicle and at least one wheel rotational speed, in particular four wheel rotational speeds, wherein the set of input variables is ascertained during a steady-state driving maneuver, and a quantity of possible center of gravity positions is defined as classes and, by a learning-based classification method, on the basis of the set of input variables, a class is selected which indicates an estimated center of gravity position. A control unit for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Chen Zhang, Sebastian Bernhard, Andreas Kuntschar