Patents by Inventor Volker May

Volker May 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).

  • Patent number: 11945470
    Abstract: A method for controlling the movement of a vehicle in an automatic driving operation involves, during the automatic driving operation, the vehicle capable of being operated both in a regular operating mode and in an emergency operating mode. When a functional impairment of the regular operating mode is established, a switch from the regular operating mode to the emergency operating mode is carried out. In the emergency operating mode, the vehicle is guided automatically to an emergency stop position. In the emergency operating mode, the vehicle is braked with a deceleration profile which contains three deceleration phases, namely a first deceleration phase with a momentary strong braking, a second deceleration phase with a somewhat longer moderate braking, and a third deceleration phase with a strong braking lasting until the vehicle has come to a standstill or until the vehicle driver of the vehicle takes over a vehicle guidance of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Volker Oltmann, Alexander May, Helmut Schittenhelm, Nikolai Tochtermann
  • Patent number: 6343261
    Abstract: A device for model-based diagnosis of a technical system, wherein the device determines which parameter is to be measured as the next one, and derives further parameter values from values for specific parameters. For these values, a process often referred to as the “propagation of values” employs a library with models of the component types and a model for the design of the technical system. The purpose of its device is to efficiently store information about measures with which parameters values are determined, and to quickly evaluate the determined values. This information establishes under which prerequisites measures may be implemented, and what their implementation costs. One aspect of the invention establishes that and how this information is stored in libraries of component types so as to be re-used. The primary advantage: the cost of producing the diagnosis device is reduced significantly in comparison to the state of the technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Iwanowski, Ute John, Volker May, Mugur Tatar