Patents by Inventor Benjamin L. Williams

Benjamin L. Williams 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140426
    Abstract: A driver assistance system in a host vehicle is provided. The driver assistance system is configured to: track a plurality of obstacles in front of the host vehicle; receive host vehicle driver selection of a follow operating mode for the driver assistance system via a human machine interface (HMI); identify a candidate lead vehicle from the plurality of tracked obstacles; provide, via the HMI, a line of sight view in front of the host vehicle that includes the candidate lead vehicle; receive host vehicle driver selection of the candidate lead vehicle as a lead vehicle to follow; adjust a desired trajectory calculated by the driver assistance system to obtain and maintain a desired headway between the lead vehicle and the host vehicle; and generate control signals for vehicle actuators to control the host vehicle to follow the desired trajectory to follow the lead vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Milad Jalaliyazdi, Reza Zarringhalam, Constandi John Shami, Benjamin L. Williams, Ethan Thomas Dietrich, Crystal J. Nassouri, Michael J. Reinker
  • Publication number: 20240010230
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a continuous driving path for a vehicle include: (i) automatically controlling movement of the vehicle along a path while prioritizing the movement so as to minimize vehicle maneuvers, via a processor; (ii) obtaining data including location information as to a location of the vehicle and map information pertaining to the location as the vehicle is travelling autonomously via by the processor; (iii) determining, via the processor, when a decision is needed with respect to further travel of the vehicle, based on the location information and the map information; (iv) requesting, via the processor, driver input as to a driver preference of a driver for movement of the vehicle with regard to the decision; (v) receiving, via one or more sensors, the driver input including the driver preference; and (vi) determining, via the processor, the continuous driving path based on the driver preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ryan D. Martini, Constandi John Shami, Benjamin L. Williams, Crystal J. Nassouri, Nolan Foster, Morgan Douglas Dykshorn
  • Patent number: 11827223
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin L. Williams, Ryan Martini, Constandi J. Shami
  • Publication number: 20220314999
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin L. Williams, Ryan Martini, Constandi J. Shami
  • Publication number: 20220197287
    Abstract: A system and method for automated vehicle control includes referencing map based attributes relevant to an ego vehicles GPS coordinates, establishing control points based upon the map based attributes, and controlling the ego vehicle to the control points with at least one of a steering system, braking system, and powertrain system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin L. Williams, Shefali P. Bhavsar, Mason D. Gemar