Patents by Inventor Sheila P. Nabanja

Sheila P. Nabanja 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).

  • Tire-road friction estimation and mapping
    Patent number: 10773725
    Abstract: A method includes determining temperature values for roadway areas ahead of a vehicle, determining lubricant state values for the roadway areas, and determining lubricant thickness values for the roadway areas. The method also includes determining a tire-road friction estimate for each of the roadway areas using the temperature values, the lubricant state values, and the lubricant thickness values, and defining a friction map that relates the tire-road friction estimates to the roadway areas. The method also includes determining a motion plan based at least in part on the friction map, and controlling the vehicle based on the motion plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Filip Ilievski, Matisse J. Milovich, Christopher M. Miller, Budhadipta Dan, Jack E. Graves, Evan C. Cull, Irene Perali, Mira S. Misra, Sheila P. Nabanja, Lucian Ion, James J. Reuther, Christy F. Cull