Patents by Inventor Daniel Förster
Daniel Förster 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).
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Patent number: 10131359Abstract: A communication system for a vehicle, with a processor designed to determine a driving situation of the vehicle, and a communication interface designed to receive V2X communication data of a first additional vehicle, wherein the V2X communication data defines a driving situation of the first additional vehicle, wherein the processor is designed to detect a second additional vehicle which is located between the vehicle and the first additional vehicle on the basis of the determined driving situation of the vehicle and the driving situation of the first additional vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Harald Feifel, Daniel Förster, Attila Jaeger, Richard Scherping
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Publication number: 20170334449Abstract: A communication system for a vehicle, with a processor designed to determine a driving situation of the vehicle, and a communication interface designed to receive V2X communication data of a first additional vehicle, wherein the V2X communication data defines a driving situation of the first additional vehicle, wherein the processor is designed to detect a second additional vehicle which is located between the vehicle and the first additional vehicle on the basis of the determined driving situation of the vehicle and the driving situation of the first additional vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Harald Feifel, Daniel Förster, Attila Jaeger, Richard Scherping
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Patent number: 9691282Abstract: A method for a driver assistance system for a vehicle is specified, wherein objects in the surroundings of a vehicle are detected on the basis of data of a system that covers the surroundings, and a potential free zone in which only no objects and/or objects which the vehicle can drive over have been reliably detected is determined. The potential free zone is verified by further vehicle and/or surroundings information.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Andreas Hartmann, Ning Bian, Kai Bretzigheimer, Thorsten Staab, Daniel Förster
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Patent number: 9081387Abstract: A method and a device are for prediction and adaptation of movement trajectories of a vehicle for assisting the driver and/or for preventing or reducing the severity of a collision. Situatively required movement trajectories for assisting the driver or collision avoidance are determined using an environment sensor system. Physically possible movement trajectories are determined from characteristic properties of the driving dynamics of the vehicle and from the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road up to a maximum coefficient of friction. An intersection between the above two sets of trajectories is determined, and only trajectories that are included in this intersection are taken into account for the prediction and adaptation of movement trajectories for the driving assistance or collision avoidance function.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Kai Bretzigheimer, Daniel Foerster, Andreas Hartmann, Bernd Hartmann, Thorsten Staab, Ulrich Staehlin
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Patent number: 9014921Abstract: A method in which the driving behavior of a vehicle is influenced as a function of data on the surroundings in order to assist an avoidance maneuver, as soon as a risk of a collision is detected on the basis of the data from one or more environment sensors, in particular radar sensors and/or cameras, and the data from one or more vehicle sensors, in particular a steering angle sensor and/or yaw rate sensor and/or wheel speed sensors, and the vehicle has an electronically controlled brake system which permits a driver-independent buildup and modulation of the braking forces at the individual wheels of the vehicle, wherein when a risk of a collision is detected, in a first phase a turning-in operation by the driver is assisted and/or in a second phase a steering operation by the driver is damped. Furthermore, an electronic control unit for a brake system is defined.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Kai Bretzigheimer, Daniel Förster, Ning Bian, Andreas Hartmann, Thorsten Staab
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Patent number: 8942904Abstract: An emergency brake assistance system includes: a collision risk detection unit (12) to detect a risk of collision with an object in front of the vehicle, based on data from an environment sensor (14) for recording objects in front of the vehicle and data from an accelerator sensor (16) for recording an intention to accelerate by the driver; and a collision avoidance unit (18) to implement measures to prevent a potential collision with the object in front of the vehicle, based on data from the collision risk detection unit. The system temporarily deactivates, for a specified time duration, an override condition of a safety concept of the system when the accelerator sensor records the driver's intention to accelerate and the vehicle speed is below a specified speed threshold. Thus the driver's acceleration command when setting the vehicle in motion temporarily cannot override an automatic actuation of the emergency brake system.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Daniel Foerster, Michael Klug, Andreas Hartmann, Thomas Weiss
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Publication number: 20140303845Abstract: A method for a driver assistance system for a vehicle is specified, wherein objects in the surroundings of a vehicle are detected on the basis of data of a system that covers the surroundings, and a potential free zone in which only no objects and/or objects which the vehicle can drive over have been reliably detected is determined. The potential free zone is verified by further vehicle and/or surroundings information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHGInventors: Andreas Hartmann, Ning Bian, Kai Bretzigheimer, Thorsten Staab, Daniel Förster
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Publication number: 20140288785Abstract: A method in which the driving behavior of a vehicle is influenced as a function of data on the surroundings in order to assist an avoidance maneuver, as soon as a risk of a collision is detected on the basis of the data from one or more environment sensors, in particular radar sensors and/or cameras, and the data from one or more vehicle sensors, in particular a steering angle sensor and/or yaw rate sensor and/or wheel speed sensors, and the vehicle has an electronically controlled brake system which permits a driver-independent buildup and modulation of the braking forces at the individual wheels of the vehicle, wherein when a risk of a collision is detected, in a first phase a turning-in operation by the driver is assisted and/or in a second phase a steering operation by the driver is damped. Furthermore, an electronic control unit for a brake system is defined.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2011Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHGInventors: Kai Bretzigheimer, Daniel Förster, Ning Bian, Andreas Hartmann, Thorsten Staab
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Publication number: 20140074388Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the prediction and adaptation of movement trajectories of a motor vehicle for assisting the driver in his task of driving and/or for preventing a collision or reducing the consequences of an accident. The present invention further relates to a device for carrying out the method. According to the present invention and in order to carry out a prediction and adaptation of movement trajectories of a motor vehicle, an intersection of situatively required movement trajectories, which are determined using an environment sensor system, and physically possible movement trajectories, which result from properties which are characteristic of the driving dynamics of the motor vehicle and from the coefficient of friction obtained between tyres and road up to a maximum possible threshold coefficient of friction, is formed. According to the invention, only movement trajectories are taken into account which lie within this intersection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Kai Bretzigheimer, Daniel Foerster, Andreas Hartmann, Bernd Hartmann, Thorsten Staab, Ulrich Staehlin
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Publication number: 20120265418Abstract: The invention relates to an emergency brake assistance system (10) for assisting a driver of a vehicle when setting the vehicle in motion, comprising a collision risk detection unit (12) which is designed to detect a risk of collision with an object in front of the vehicle, based on data from an environment sensor system (14) for recording objects in front of the vehicle and data from an accelerator sensor system (16) for recording an intention to accelerate by the driver, and a collision avoidance unit (18) which is designed to implement measures to prevent a potential collision with the object in front of the vehicle, based on data from the collision risk detection unit, wherein the emergency brake assistance system (10) is designed to temporarily implement for a specified time duration a deactivation of a cancellation and activation suppression condition of a safety concept when recording an intention to accelerate by the driver at a vehicle speed which is lower than a specified speed threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Daniel Foerster, Michael Klug, Andreas Hartmann, Thomas Weiss