Patents by Inventor Trevor J. Nill

Trevor J. Nill 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).

  • Hands-off detection for autonomous and partially autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11667303
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing a hands-off detection algorithm. The method includes determining a plurality of system behavior test conditions for the algorithm and selecting an orthogonal array defining a plurality of test cases based on the plurality of system behavior test conditions. The method includes generating, for each of the test cases, an expected test outcome. The method includes for each of the test cases, conducting a test of with the vehicle based on the orthogonal array to generate a plurality of actual test outcomes and generating a response table based on the test outcomes, including a plurality of system behavior test condition interactions. The method includes determining, for each of the interactions, a result rating based on the expected test outcomes and the actual test outcomes and identifying, within the response table, which one or more of the test conditions exhibits a high failure condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew James Fenton, Trevor J. Nill
  • HANDS-OFF DETECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS AND PARTIALLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20230137294
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing a hands-off detection algorithm. The method includes determining a plurality of system behavior test conditions for the algorithm and selecting an orthogonal array defining a plurality of test cases based on the plurality of system behavior test conditions. The method includes generating, for each of the test cases, an expected test outcome. The method includes for each of the test cases, conducting a test of with the vehicle based on the orthogonal array to generate a plurality of actual test outcomes and generating a response table based on the test outcomes, including a plurality of system behavior test condition interactions. The method includes determining, for each of the interactions, a result rating based on the expected test outcomes and the actual test outcomes and identifying, within the response table, which one or more of the test conditions exhibits a high failure condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew James Fenton, Trevor J. Nill