Patents by Inventor Stephan Dorenkamp
Stephan Dorenkamp 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: 11977188Abstract: A method for calibrating a vehicle sensor of a motor vehicle. The method includes the steps: ascertaining, by way of the vehicle sensor, sensor data at a plurality of measurement times, the motor vehicle moving in relation to objects in surroundings of the motor vehicle; computing object positions of the objects on the basis of the ascertained sensor data; computing a Hough transformation on the basis of the computed object positions; ascertaining an alignment of the vehicle sensor in relation to a driving axis of the motor vehicle on the basis of the computed Hough transformation; and calibrating the vehicle sensor on the basis of the ascertained alignment of the vehicle sensor in relation to the driving axis of the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: David Ziegler, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Patent number: 11808896Abstract: A method for calibrating a vehicle sensor of a motor vehicle. The method includes: ascertaining sensor data for a plurality of measuring points in time during a total measuring time period, the total measuring time period being subdivided into partial measuring time periods, and the motor vehicle moving relative to objects in surroundings of the motor vehicle; for each partial measuring time period, computing positions of the objects based on the ascertained sensor data; for each partial measuring time period, computing a partial measuring time period sinogram based on the computed positions; computing a total measuring time period sinogram by adding the partial measuring time period sinograms and correcting using a factor that is a function of the partial measuring time period sinograms; ascertaining an orientation of the vehicle sensor based on the total measuring time period sinogram; and calibrating the vehicle sensor based on the ascertained orientation.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: David Ziegler, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Patent number: 11453395Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle, in particular a motorcycle, in which a driving maneuver, which includes a lane change and/or a passing maneuver, is carried out in an at least partially automated manner. The acceleration dynamics of the motor vehicle are adjusted as a function of the relative speed of at least one other motor vehicle, for example of a motor vehicle preceding and/or approaching from behind, as the driving maneuver is carried out.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Stephan Dorenkamp, Mathieu Grelaud, Michael Schoenherr
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Patent number: 11243292Abstract: A method for calibrating a radar sensor of a vehicle includes fixing the vehicle in place on a transport; moving the vehicle along a route past a reflector for radar waves using the transport; irradiating the reflector with radar waves and receiving reflected radar waves using the radar sensor while the vehicle is moved along the route; determining a position and/or an alignment of the radar sensor relative to the reflector multiple times based on the reflected radar waves; and spatially calibrating the radar sensor based on the ascertained positions and alignments relative to the reflector by ascertaining a position and/or an alignment of the radar sensor relative to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Nils Tietze, Alexander Ruppel, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Patent number: 11125858Abstract: A method for initial calibration of a sensor for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: detecting a trajectory of the vehicle by way of a reference device disposed externally to the vehicle; ascertaining a sensor axis of the sensor; ascertaining a travel axis of the vehicle from the detected trajectory; and ascertaining an angle between the sensor axis and the travel axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Alexander Carsten Ulrich, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Publication number: 20210124034Abstract: A method for calibrating a vehicle sensor of a motor vehicle. The method includes: ascertaining sensor data for a plurality of measuring points in time during a total measuring time period, the total measuring time period being subdivided into partial measuring time periods, and the motor vehicle moving relative to objects in surroundings of the motor vehicle; for each partial measuring time period, computing positions of the objects based on the ascertained sensor data; for each partial measuring time period, computing a partial measuring time period sinogram based on the computed positions; computing a total measuring time period sinogram by adding the partial measuring time period sinograms and correcting using a factor that is a function of the partial measuring time period sinograms; ascertaining an orientation of the vehicle sensor based on the total measuring time period sinogram; and calibrating the vehicle sensor based on the ascertained orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: David Ziegler, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Publication number: 20210124033Abstract: A method for calibrating a vehicle sensor of a motor vehicle. The method includes the steps: ascertaining, by way of the vehicle sensor, sensor data at a plurality of measurement times, the motor vehicle moving in relation to objects in surroundings of the motor vehicle; computing object positions of the objects on the basis of the ascertained sensor data; computing a Hough transformation on the basis of the computed object positions; ascertaining an alignment of the vehicle sensor in relation to a driving axis of the motor vehicle on the basis of the computed Hough transformation; and calibrating the vehicle sensor on the basis of the ascertained alignment of the vehicle sensor in relation to the driving axis of the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: David Ziegler, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Publication number: 20200047755Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle, in particular a motorcycle, in which a driving maneuver, which includes a lane change and/or a passing maneuver, is carried out in an at least partially automated manner. The acceleration dynamics of the motor vehicle are adjusted as a function of the relative speed of at least one other motor vehicle, for example of a motor vehicle preceding and/or approaching from behind, as the driving maneuver is carried out.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Stephan Dorenkamp, Mathieu Grelaud, Michael Schoenherr
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Publication number: 20190391232Abstract: A method for initial calibration of a sensor for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: detecting a trajectory of the vehicle by way of a reference device disposed externally to the vehicle; ascertaining a sensor axis of the sensor; ascertaining a travel axis of the vehicle from the detected trajectory; and ascertaining an angle between the sensor axis and the travel axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Alexander Carsten Ulrich, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Publication number: 20190285729Abstract: A method for calibrating a radar sensor of a vehicle includes fixing the vehicle in place on a transport; moving the vehicle along a route past a reflector for radar waves using the transport; irradiating the reflector with radar waves and receiving reflected radar waves using the radar sensor while the vehicle is moved along the route; determining a position and/or an alignment of the radar sensor relative to the reflector multiple times based on the reflected radar waves; and spatially calibrating the radar sensor based on the ascertained positions and alignments relative to the reflector by ascertaining a position and/or an alignment of the radar sensor relative to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Nils Tietze, Alexander Ruppel, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Patent number: 8751134Abstract: For regulating the speed of a motor vehicle, a control apparatus is equipped with an object detection system, and the reference speed is determined as a function of at least one preceding vehicle in the evaluation region of the object detection system, such that upon recognition of an imminent lane change by the regulated vehicle, vehicles in the adjacent destination lane are additionally taken into consideration for calculation of the reference speed by expanding the evaluation region in the direction of the destination lane, and consideration is given only to vehicles in the destination lane whose distance from the regulated vehicle is less than a predetermined distance value.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Stephan Dorenkamp, Thomas Gruber, Werner Urban, Juergen Boecker
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Patent number: 8577534Abstract: A method and a device are described for scanning the surrounding environment of a vehicle. When the vehicle falls below a first boundary speed a timer is triggered whose state is incremented until the vehicle exceeds a boundary speed, a check of the unobstructed view of the scanning device being carried out upon expiration of the time period recorded by the state of the timer and in which the state of the counter is incremented.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Stephan Dorenkamp, Volker Brichzin, Ulrich Schirm, Maria-Eugenia Garcia Bordes
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Patent number: 8515644Abstract: A method and a device for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle in terms of a constant distance control in the case that at least one preceding vehicle was detected by a radar sensor or in terms of constant speed control in the case that no preceding vehicle was detected by a radar sensor, the distance to the preceding vehicle being able to be set by the driver in the form of a time gap, wherein the longitudinal dynamics of the speed control may be changed when the time gap changes.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2004Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thilo Leineweber, Axel Stamm, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Publication number: 20100332068Abstract: A method and a device are described for scanning the surrounding environment of a vehicle. When the vehicle falls below a first boundary speed a timer is triggered whose state is incremented until the vehicle exceeds a boundary speed, a check of the unobstructed view of the scanning device being carried out upon expiration of the time period recorded by the state of the timer and in which the state of the counter is incremented.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2007Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Stephan Dorenkamp, Volker Brichzin, Ulrich Schirm, Maria-Eugenia Garcia Bordes
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Publication number: 20100299043Abstract: For regulating the speed of a motor vehicle, a control apparatus is equipped with an object detection system, and the reference speed is determined as a function of at least one preceding vehicle in the evaluation region of the object detection system, such that upon recognition of an imminent lane change by the regulated vehicle, vehicles in the adjacent destination lane are additionally taken into consideration for calculation of the reference speed by expanding the evaluation region in the direction of the destination lane, and consideration is given only to vehicles in the destination lane whose distance from the regulated vehicle is less than a predetermined distance value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2007Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Stephan Dorenkamp, Thomas Gruber, Werner Urban, Juergen Boecker
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Patent number: 7177748Abstract: A device and a method for cruise control in a motor vehicle, the cruise control being performable as a constant-distance regulation if at least one preceding vehicle has been detected by a radar sensor, or cruise control being performable as a constant-speed regulation if no preceding vehicle has been detected by a radar sensor. Measured object values for detected objects are supplied to the cruise control, which includes a computing device which determines an acceleration gradient for each measured value of each object and adds the individual acceleration gradients of the measured values for each object and outputs the added-up acceleration gradients for the object selected as the target object.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Albrecht Irion, Dirk John, Stephan Dorenkamp
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Publication number: 20040254712Abstract: A method and a device for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle in terms of a constant distance control in the case that at least one preceding vehicle was detected by a radar sensor or in terms of constant speed control in the case that no preceding vehicle was detected by a radar sensor, the distance to the preceding vehicle being able to be set by the driver in the form of a time gap, wherein the longitudinal dynamics of the speed control may be changed when the time gap changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventors: Thilo Leineweber, Axel Stamm, Stephan Dorenkamp