Patents by Inventor Nicolas Desmoineaux

Nicolas Desmoineaux 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: 20230311933
    Abstract: A device for generating a movement limitation signal for an autonomous motor vehicle equipped with an autopilot device adapted to pilot the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle belonging to a fleet of autonomous vehicles whose movements are supervised by a control center, via a communication network, the generation device being intended to be carried onboard the autonomous motor vehicle, the generation device operating by successive iterations, and the generation device including: —a key generator, adapted to generate a specific key; and —a communication unit, configured to transmit a first signal and to receive a response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Paulo MIRANDA, Nicolas DESMOINEAUX, Laurent VALLOT, Jean Michel TAINHA
  • Patent number: 11660239
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device for controlling an access ramp to a door of a vehicle, the ramp being able to move from a retracted configuration to a deployed configuration. The electronic device includes: a detection module configured to detect, via at least one sensor, at least one element of interest located in an area near the door, each sensor being able to be connected to the detection module; a command module configured to command the passage of the ramp from one configuration to the other configuration as a function of the detection of an element of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TRANSDEV GROUP INNOVATION
    Inventors: Thomas Darnaud, Nicolas Desmoineaux, Cem Karaoguz
  • Publication number: 20220306149
    Abstract: A control device is for controlling an autonomous motor vehicle in order to modify a steering angle of a steered wheel of the autonomous motor vehicle and/or a braking force generated by the brake fitted to a wheel of the autonomous motor vehicle. The control device includes an automatic piloting system, which is configured to generate an automatic driving instruction for automatically driving the vehicle, a primary command chain, which includes a primary controller configured to generate a primary command according to the automatic driving instruction, and at least one primary actuator configured to generate a torque that confers a steering angle to the steered wheel, or configured to actuate the brake based on the primary command obtained directly from the primary controller. A secondary command chain is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Paulo Miranda, Nicolas Desmoineaux, Laurent Vallot, Jean Michel Tainha
  • Publication number: 20220234552
    Abstract: Control equipment is capable of controlling braking of an autonomous motor vehicle that includes at least one wheel. The control equipment includes a braking system, which includes at least a hydraulic circuit and a brake able to apply a braking force on the wheel as a function of a hydraulic pressure present in the hydraulic circuit. The control equipment also includes a primary controller configured to determine a braking setpoint, a primary actuator able to generate hydraulic pressure as a function of the braking setpoint when the primary actuator receives the braking setpoint, an external sensor configured to transmit an external measurement signal to the primary controller, and an auxiliary actuator able to generate the hydraulic pressure as a substitute for the primary actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Paulo MIRANDA, Nicolas DESMOINEAUX, Laurent VALLOT, Aurélien GAGET, Laurianne CHOQUET
  • Publication number: 20220234652
    Abstract: Control equipment is capable of controlling a steering angle of an autonomous motor vehicle that has at least one steered wheel. The control equipment includes a primary controller configured to determine a steering setpoint; and a primary actuator configured to impart a steering angle to the steered wheel of the vehicle in accordance with the steering setpoint when the primary actuator receives the steering setpoint. The primary actuator includes an internal sensor configured to transmit to the primary controller an internal measurement signal corresponding to a measurement of the steering angle imparted by the primary actuator. The control equipment also includes an external sensor; and an auxiliary actuator configured to impart a steering angle to the steered wheel of the vehicle when the auxiliary actuator receives the steering setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Paulo MIRANDA, Nicolas DESMOINEAUX, Laurent VALLOT, Aurélien GAGET, Laurianne CHOQUET
  • Publication number: 20200155385
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device for controlling an access ramp to a door of a vehicle, the ramp being able to move from a retracted configuration to a deployed configuration. The electronic device includes: a detection module configured to detect, via at least one sensor, at least one element of interest located in an area near the door, each sensor being able to be connected to the detection module; a command module configured to command the passage of the ramp from one configuration to the other configuration as a function of the detection of an element of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas DARNAUD, Nicolas DESMOINEAUX, Cem KARAOGUZ
  • Publication number: 20190152479
    Abstract: A device (DA) makes it possible to aid the driving of a vehicle (V) traveling on a traffic lane (VC), comprising at least one obligatory transit zone (ZP), and comprising acquisition means (MA1) suitable for acquiring data representative of the environment in front of it. This device (DA) comprises: —analysis means (MA2) designed to analyze the environment data acquired so as to detect an obligatory transit zone (ZP) in front of the vehicle (V) and to determine information relating to the transit of the vehicle (V) through this detected obligatory transit zone (ZP), and—decision means (MD) configured, in case of detection of this obligatory transit zone (ZP), to check the dynamics of the vehicle (V) on the basis of the information determined, so that it passes through this obligatory transit zone (ZP) in accordance with regulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Nicolas Desmoineaux