Patents Assigned to 4activeSystems GmbH
  • Publication number: 20220309793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for determining the position of movable dummy elements in a roofed test site, in particular in a hall. The system comprises a camera configured to record an image of a monitoring area of the roofed test site, a movable dummy element which is movable through the monitoring area, the dummy element comprising a marker element arranged to be visible on the recorded image of the monitoring area, and a position determination unit coupled to the camera and configured to determine the position of the marker element in the monitoring area based on the recorded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20220260457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a platform for testing of collisions or near-collision situations between a dummy element and an object to be tested, in particular a vehicle. The platform comprises a base body having a bottom surface and a mounting surface formed opposite to the bottom surface, wherein the dummy element is attachable to the mounting surface. The platform further comprises a roller element arranged at the bottom surface, wherein the roller element is drivable such that the base body is movable along a ground. Further, the platform comprises an alignment device which aligns the base body on the ground in a predetermined orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20220244141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dummy vehicle for performing tests for driver assistance systems. The dummy vehicle comprises a vehicle element reproducing a part of a vehicle to be simulated. The vehicle element forms a shell structure, wherein the shell structure comprises an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer is arranged further outwardly in the shell structure than the inner layer. The outer layer is transparent to sensor signals from sensors of the driver assistance system, and the inner layer is designed to be sensor-sensitive to sensor signals from sensors of the driver assistance system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz, Thomas Wimmer
  • Publication number: 20220161711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dummy element, in particular a dummy vehicle, comprising a dummy body having an illumination area which simulates an illumination device to be simulated of an element to be simulated, in particular a vehicle, the illumination area having on its surface graphic contours which reproduce a frame of the illumination device to be simulated, and an illuminant, wherein the dummy body comprises, in the illumination area, an opening in which the illuminant is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20220128653
    Abstract: There is described a vehicle target for testing sensors of vehicle driver assistant systems. The vehicle target comprises an outer skin defining the outer geometry of the vehicle target, wherein the outer skin at least partially surrounds an inner volume. The vehicle target further comprises at least one panel comprising a basic body and a radar absorbing or reflecting layer attached to the basic body, wherein the panel is mounted to the outer skin such that at least the radar absorbing or reflecting material/layer has an offset with respect to the outer skin in the direction to the inner volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20220101755
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dummy system comprising a dummy element and a displaceable platform, wherein the dummy element is attached to the platform P a manner inclinable relatively to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20220074818
    Abstract: A collision testing vehicle is disclosed which can be utilized to perform testing with a driver assistance system. The collision testing vehicle includes a vehicle having a vehicle body. The vehicle is structured to be subject to an impact force during a collision with a collision body. A wheel is coupled to the vehicle body, and the wheel includes a detachable support that is configured to non-destructively detach from the wheel when subjected to the impact force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: 4activeSystems GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wimmer, Martin Fritz
  • Patent number: 11187623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle (100), in particular a bicycle, for performing tests for a driver assistance system. The vehicle (100) has a base body (101) and at least one strut (102), which is formed to be dimensionally stable without influence of an impact force, which is generatable upon a collision of the vehicle (100) with a collision body, and is elastically deformable upon influence of the impact force. The strut (102) is connected to the base body (101) such that upon influence of the impact force the strut (102) is non-destructively detachable from the base body (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: 4activeSystems GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wimmer, Martin Fritz
  • Patent number: 11125651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a platform for testing collisions or near-collision situations between a collision body, in particular a vehicle, and a test object. The platform has a base body, which has a bottom surface and an attachment surface formed opposite to the bottom surface, wherein an attachment device is formed on the attachment surface for attaching the test object. Furthermore, the platform has at least one roller element, which is arranged at the bottom surface, wherein the roller element is configured such that the base body is displaceable along a ground by the roller element. The base body is formed of an elastically deformable material having a thickness of less than 2500 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: 4activeSystems GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Patent number: 11092515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a platform for testing collisions or near-collision situations between a collision body, in particular a vehicle, and a test object. The platform has a base body, which has a bottom surface and an attachment surface formed opposite to the bottom surface, wherein an attachment device is formed on the attachment surface for attaching the test object. Furthermore, the platform has at least one roller element, which is arranged at the bottom surface, wherein the roller element configured such that the base body is displaceable along a ground by the roller element. An installation box having an installation volume is arranged in a receiving opening of the base body, wherein the installation box is conceived in the receiving opening of the base body such that a temperature control region of the installation box is in contact with a surroundings of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Patent number: 11009429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a platform for testing collisions or near-collision situations between a collision body, in particular a vehicle, and a test object. The platform has a base body, which has a bottom surface and an attachment surface formed opposite to the bottom surface, wherein an attachment device is formed on the attachment surface for attaching the test object. Furthermore, the platform has at least one roller element, which is arranged at the bottom surface, wherein the roller element is configured such that the base body is displaceable along a ground by the roller element. The base body is formed of an elastically deformable material having a thickness of less than 2500 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: 4activeSystems GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Patent number: 10955313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dummy vehicle for carrying out tests for a driver assistance system. The dummy vehicle has a deformable first outer panel, which at least partially encloses an inner volume of the dummy vehicle, and an opening element, which at least partially encloses the inner volume of the dummy vehicle, wherein the opening element and the first outer panel form a self-supporting unit. The opening element is detachably connected to the first outer panel such that, upon an influence of an impact force, the opening element is detachable from the first outer panel, such that the self-supporting unit is disintegratable and a deformation of the vehicle is providable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: 4activeSystems GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Patent number: 10891876
    Abstract: A dummy object is described which is particularly suitable for a functional testing of driver assistance systems for vehicles. The dummy object comprises a torso, at least one extremity-representing an arm or a leg, wherein the extremity includes a proximal extremity portion mounted in an articulated manner at the torso and a distal extremity portion mounted in an articulated manner at the proximal extremity portion, and at least one drive which is arranged in the torso and is designed to move the proximal extremity portion relative to the torso. The proximal extremity portion can be moved in such a manner that a movement of the distal extremity portion, which is correlated with the movement of the proximal extremity portion, can be created by utilizing the mass inertia of the associated distal extremity portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: 4ActiveSystems GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Fritz, Peter Josef Peyrer
  • Publication number: 20200003658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a platform for testing collisions or near-collision situations between a collision body, in particular a vehicle, and a test object. The platform has a base body, which has a bottom surface and an attachment surface formed opposite to the bottom surface, wherein an attachment device is formed on the attachment surface for attaching the test object. Furthermore, the platform has at least one roller element, which is arranged at the bottom surface, wherein the roller element configured such that the base body is displaceable along a ground by the roller element. An installation box having an installation volume is arranged in a receiving opening of the base body, wherein the installation box is conceived in the receiving opening of the base body such that a temperature control region of the installation box is in contact with a surroundings of the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20190257717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dummy vehicle for carrying out tests for a driver assistance system. The dummy vehicle has a deformable first outer panel, which at least partially encloses an inner volume of the dummy vehicle, and an opening element, which at least partially encloses the inner volume of the dummy vehicle, wherein the opening element and the first outer panel form a self-supporting unit. The opening element is detachably connected to the first outer panel such that, upon an influence of an impact force, the opening element is detachable from the first outer panel, such that the self-supporting unit is disintegratable and a deformation of the vehicle is providable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20190219486
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a platform for testing collisions or near-collision situations between a collision body, in particular a vehicle, and a test object. The platform has a base body, which has a bottom surface and an attachment surface formed opposite to the bottom surface, wherein an attachment device is formed on the attachment surface for attaching the test object. Furthermore, the platform has at least one roller element, which is arranged at the bottom surface, wherein the roller element is configured such that the base body is displaceable along a ground by the roller element. The base body is formed of an elastically deformable material having a thickness of less than 2500 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20180306676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle (100), in particular a bicycle, for performing tests for a driver assistance system. The vehicle (100) has a base body (101) and at least one strut (102), which is formed to be dimensionally stable without influence of an impact force, which is generatable upon a collision of the vehicle (100) with a collision body, and is elastically deformable upon influence of the impact force. The strut (102) is connected to the base body (101) such that upon influence of the impact force the strut (102) is non-destructively detachable from the base body (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: 4activeSystems GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wimmer, Martin Fritz
  • Patent number: 9870722
    Abstract: A dummy object is described which is particularly suitable for a functional testing of driver assistance systems for vehicles. The dummy object comprises a torso, at least one extremity representing an arm or a leg, wherein the extremity includes a proximal extremity portion mounted in an articulated manner at the torso and a distal extremity portion mounted in an articulated manner at the proximal extremity portion, and at least one drive which is arranged in the torso and is designed to move the proximal extremity portion relative to the torso. The proximal extremity portion can be moved in such a manner that a movement of the distal extremity portion, which is correlated with the movement of the proximal extremity portion, can be created by utilizing the mass inertia of the associated distal extremity portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Fritz, Peter Josef Peyrer
  • Patent number: 9355576
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a three-dimensional dummy object, in particular for functionally testing driver assistance systems in motor vehicles, comprising a head, a skeleton, a trunk, movable pelvis and movable legs. The skeleton comprises a trunk skeleton having cavities, to which the arms and legs are articulated, wherein the legs each have a thigh and a lower leg articulated to the thigh, wherein a drive unit and a receiver/control unit are installed in the trunk skeleton, which receiver/control unit receives signals correlating to the relative velocity of the moving dummy object as an input quantity, such that the movement pattern of the thighs and lower legs can be varied according to the relative velocity of the dummy object by means of an installed movement mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: 4activeSystems GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fritz