Patents by Inventor Andre Rolfsmeier

Andre Rolfsmeier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10805779
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for implementing a V2X application on target hardware having a radio adapter, wherein the V2X application is modeled in the form of a block diagram by means of a graphical modeling environment and the block diagram is compiled into a V2X program that can be executed on the target hardware and the V2X program is transferred to the target hardware and executed there. The method for implementing a V2X application is realized in an especially simple and advantageous manner in that a V2X communication block that has at least one radio adapter interface, by means of which data are exchanged between the radio adapter and the V2X communication block, is used to create the block diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Hordys, Andre Rolfsmeier
  • Patent number: 9971321
    Abstract: A method for influencing a control program of a control unit, the control program having a plurality of first functions configured for controlling an actuator. The program code of the control program is examined for the occurrence of function calls, and the branch addresses and return addresses connected with the function calls, and the variables connected with the applicable first functions, are ascertained with the names of the variables and with the applicable memory addresses. The ascertained first functions and variables assigned to the applicable first functions are stored with the connected memory addresses in a first mapping table, and from a comparison of the first mapping table with a second predefined mapping table, function names are assigned to at least a portion of the first functions, and at least one first value of one of the variables is replaced by a second value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Rolfsmeier, Thorsten Hufnagel
  • Patent number: 9791844
    Abstract: A method for influencing a control program having a plurality of first functions and at least one of the first functions is configured to control an actuator, and a memory is provided and the memory has memory regions occupied by subprograms assigned to the first functions, whereby there is a branch address in the program code of the control program when one of the first functions is called up that points to a memory address of the subprogram associated with the function call. The control program is analyzed for the occurrence of function calls, and the branch addresses, associated with the function calls, and addresses of the return commands are ascertained. One of the first functions is selected to be deleted. The first function is replaced by a second function, in which the program code of the selected first function is overwritten by the program code of the second function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Rolfsmeier, Thorsten Hufnagel
  • Publication number: 20170010346
    Abstract: A test bench for testing a distance radar instrument for determining distance and speed of obstacles, comprising a radar emulation device comprising at least one radar antenna and a computer unit with a model of the surroundings, wherein the model of the surroundings comprises data (x, v) of at least one obstacle with a relative position and speed from the distance radar instrument, wherein the radar emulation device emits a suitable reflection radar signal on the basis of the relative position and speed predetermined by the model of the surroundings at least partly in the direction of the distance radar instrument after receiving a scanning radar signal from the distance radar instrument such that the distance radar instrument detects an obstacle with a predetermined relative position and speed, wherein the radar emulation device extends over an angular range in front of the distance radar instrument such that the obstacle with relative position and speed can be simulated in this angular range with mutually
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Andre Rolfsmeier, Frank Schütte, Albrecht Lohöfener, Carsten Grascher, Michael Rozmann
  • Publication number: 20170006404
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for implementing a V2X application on target hardware having a radio adapter, wherein the V2X application is modeled in the form of a block diagram by means of a graphical modeling environment and the block diagram is compiled into a V2X program that can be executed on the target hardware and the V2X program is transferred to the target hardware and executed there. The method for implementing a V2X application is realized in an especially simple and advantageous manner in that a V2X communication block that has at least one radio adapter interface, by means of which data are exchanged between the radio adapter and the V2X communication block, is used to create the block diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor HORDYS, Andre ROLFSMEIER
  • Publication number: 20150277408
    Abstract: A method for influencing a control program of a control unit, the control program having a plurality of first functions configured for controlling an actuator. The program code of the control program is examined for the occurrence of function calls, and the branch addresses and return addresses connected with the function calls, and the variables connected with the applicable first functions, are ascertained with the names of the variables and with the applicable memory addresses. The ascertained first functions and variables assigned to the applicable first functions are stored with the connected memory addresses in a first mapping table, and from a comparison of the first mapping table with a second predefined mapping table, function names are assigned to at least a portion of the first functions, and at least one first value of one of the variables is replaced by a second value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Andre ROLFSMEIER, Thorsten HUFNAGEL
  • Publication number: 20150120011
    Abstract: A method for influencing a control program having a plurality of first functions and at least one of the first functions is configured to control an actuator, and a memory is provided and the memory has memory regions occupied by subprograms assigned to the first functions, whereby there is a branch address in the program code of the control program when one of the first functions is called up that points to a memory address of the subprogram associated with the function call. The control program is analyzed for the occurrence of function calls, and the branch addresses, associated with the function calls, and addresses of the return commands are ascertained. One of the first functions is selected to be deleted. The first function is replaced by a second function, in which the program code of the selected first function is overwritten by the program code of the second function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Andre ROLFSMEIER, Thorsten HUFNAGEL
  • Patent number: 8019911
    Abstract: A system and method for testing and calibrating a control unit including a microcontroller includes an influencing device and an adaptation unit. The adaptation unit includes a memory that can store at least part of a data of a data communication between the influencing device and the control unit. The memory can be read from and/or written to by the microcontroller of the control unit when the control unit is in an on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: DSpace Digital Signal Processing and Control Enineering GmbH
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Dressler, Hans-Guenter Limberg, Andre Rolfsmeier
  • Publication number: 20080256268
    Abstract: A system and method for testing and calibrating a control unit including a microcontroller includes an influencing device and an adaptation unit. The adaptation unit includes a memory that can store at least part of a data of a data communication between the influencing device and the control unit. The memory can be read from and/or written to by the microcontroller of the control unit when the control unit is in an on state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: dSpace digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Dressler, Hans-Guenther Limberg, Andre Rolfsmeier
  • Publication number: 20080162900
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the monitoring of a control device by means of a processing unit, whereby the control device comprises at least one micro-controller, at least one storage unit and at least one debugging interface, such that the storage unit features address contents in addresses within its address space, and such that the debugging interface is outfitted with a trace functionality for the observation of monitoring addresses within at least one trace address area inside the address space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Andre Rolfsmeier, Marc-Andre Dressler, Horn Hans-Gunter Limberg