Patents by Inventor Jens Koehnlein

Jens Koehnlein 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: 7089101
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting the driver of a vehicle (10) when performing a driving maneuver, such as a parking or shunting maneuver. In this case, a reference trajectory (16) is determined, along which the vehicle (10) is to be moved. A steering wheel position to be set and controlling the vehicle along the reference trajectory (16) is indicated to the driver during the driving maneuver. The vehicle longitudinal speed is influenced independently of the driver in the event of a steering angle deviation between the actual steering angle actually set by the driver and the desired steering angle corresponding to the requested steering wheel position. As a result, the driver can be given a greater reaction time in order to set the indicated steering wheel position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Eckart Fischer, Helmut Keller, Jens Koehnlein, Jakob Seiler, Andreas Spieker, David Ulmer, Andy Yap
  • Publication number: 20060113119
    Abstract: 1. Method and device for assisting the driver of a vehicle during a parking maneuver. 2.1. Known devices for assisting the driver of a vehicle during the execution of a parking maneuver usually comprise surroundings-sensing means for sensing and measuring potential parking gaps, means for determining a parking strategy and information means for outputting instructions to the driver, which instructions guide him into the parking gap. The new method and the new device are intended to provide the driver with better assistance during the execution of the parking maneuver. 2.2. For this purpose, a parking situation image on which the parking gap, an optimum setpoint position and a first and second vehicle are represented in a plan view is displayed to the driver on an image display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Ingo Dudeck, Eckart Fischer, Helmut Keller, Jens Koehnlein, Jakok Seiler, Andreas Spieker, David Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20060025893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting the driver of a vehicle (10) when performing a driving maneuver, such as a parking or shunting maneuver. In this case, a reference trajectory (16) is determined, along which the vehicle (10) is to be moved. A steering wheel position to be set and controlling the vehicle along the reference trajectory (16) is indicated to the driver during the driving maneuver. The vehicle longitudinal speed is influenced independently of the driver in the event of a steering angle deviation between the actual steering angle actually set by the driver and the desired steering angle corresponding to the requested steering wheel position. As a result, the driver can be given a greater reaction time in order to set the indicated steering wheel position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Eckart Fischer, Helmut Keller, Jens Koehnlein, Jakob Seller, Andreas Spieker, David Ulmer, Andy Yap