Patents by Inventor Theodore Pavlic

Theodore Pavlic 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).

  • Model predictive adaptive cruise control for reducing rear-end collision risk with follower vehicles
    Patent number: 10766489
    Abstract: Methods of and systems for adaptive cruise control (ACC) of a vehicle include a controller for the vehicle that is configured to execute a computer-implemented model predictive control and a safe spacing policy that reduces collision risk between the vehicle and both a leading vehicle and a following vehicle. The methods include sensing a speed of a leader vehicle in front of the ego vehicle and a distance of the leader vehicle from the ego vehicle, sensing a speed of a follower vehicle behind the ego vehicle and a distance of the follower vehicle from the ego vehicle, and controlling the speed of the ego vehicle to avoid collision with the leader vehicle while reducing risk of the ego vehicle being hit by the follower vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Cumhur Erkan Tuncali, Theodore Pavlic, Georgios Fainekos
  • MODEL PREDICTIVE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FOR REDUCING REAR-END COLLISION RISK WITH FOLLOWER VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190071084
    Abstract: Methods of and systems for adaptive cruise control (ACC) of a vehicle include a controller for the vehicle that is configured to execute a computer-implemented model predictive control and a safe spacing policy that reduces collision risk between the vehicle and both a leading vehicle and a following vehicle. The methods include sensing a speed of a leader vehicle in front of the ego vehicle and a distance of the leader vehicle from the ego vehicle, sensing a speed of a follower vehicle behind the ego vehicle and a distance of the follower vehicle from the ego vehicle, and controlling the speed of the ego vehicle to avoid collision with the leader vehicle while reducing risk of the ego vehicle being hit by the follower vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Cumhur Erkan Tuncali, Theodore Pavlic, Georgios Fainekos