Patents by Inventor Vijaya Vittal Ramachandra

Vijaya Vittal Ramachandra 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).

  • Method and system for ensuring operation of limited-ability autonomous driving vehicles
    Patent number: 8618922
    Abstract: A method for ensuring operation of a limited-ability autonomous driving enabled vehicle includes monitoring a plurality of specific conditions necessary for preferred and reliable use of limited-ability autonomous driving, and initiating a fault handling and degradation strategy configured to maneuver the vehicle to a preferred state if the driver is unable to manually control the vehicle when at least one of the specific conditions is either violated or will become violated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Rami I. Debouk, Barbara J. Czerny, Joseph G. D'Ambrosio, Jeffrey Joyce, Massimo Osella, Vijaya Vittal Ramachandra
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING OPERATION OF LIMITED-ABILITY AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20110241862
    Abstract: A method for ensuring operation of a limited-ability autonomous driving enabled vehicle includes monitoring a plurality of specific conditions necessary for preferred and reliable use of limited-ability autonomous driving, and initiating a fault handling and degradation strategy configured to maneuver the vehicle to a preferred state if the driver is unable to manually control the vehicle when at least one of the specific conditions is either violated or will become violated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Rami I. Debouk, Barbara J. Czerny, Joseph G. D'ambrosio, Jeffrey Joyce, Massimo Osella, Vijaya Vittal Ramachandra