Patents Assigned to Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
  • Patent number: 12272128
    Abstract: A method for processing image information of an imaging sensor of a vehicle in an artificial neural network (“ANN”) is disclosed. The ANN includes at least one encoder and one decoder. The ANN solves a classification task with a plurality of classes and/or a regression task, in which numerical output information quantized according to a plurality of quantization steps is provided. The ANN outputs multiple feature maps at the output interface, wherein allocations of image regions of the image information to classes or numerical output information quantized regarding the image information is/are output by the feature maps in an encoded manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Staudenmaier, Karl Matthias Nacken
  • Patent number: 12265152
    Abstract: An object tracking method, in which a radar sensor emits radar signals in successive measurement cycles, said radar signals being reflected by the object and captured by the radar sensor as radar targets, wherein movement information about the object for object tracking is determined on the basis of the radar targets and a search window for the radar targets of the object is defined on the basis of the movement information, wherein the search window is widened if a change in the movement information which exceeds a definable limit value is determined in successive measurement cycles and/or if no radar targets of the tracked object are captured anymore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Eisenbarth
  • Patent number: 12261564
    Abstract: Method for operating a DC motor, where the DC motor is supplied with a variable DC voltage via a bridge circuit from a supply voltage and formed by a first, a second, a third and a fourth controllable switch, wherein the DC voltage is varied by pulse width modulation of the control signals driving the controllable switches of the bridge circuit. A control arrangement drives the bridge circuit by pulse width modulation, after the first switch connecting the DC motor to the supply voltage has been switched off, switches on the second switch connected to a ground terminal, or vice versa. The control arrangement automatically inserts a drive pause between the first or second switch being switched off and the second or first switch being switched on, whereby a bridge circuit voltage present at the DC motor is limited by a resultant maximum settable duty cycle to a maximum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Beat Bauer, Frank Faha, Erwin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20250075819
    Abstract: A pneumatic valve features a fluid supply port, a fluid outlet port, and a fluid drainage opening. The valve includes a valve chamber with fluid supply, outlet, and trigger openings, and an actuator chamber connected to the trigger opening. An actuator with an SMA wire, actuating and resetting elements, and a printed circuit board is housed within the valve. A sealing element on the actuating element controls the trigger opening, while a membrane divides the valve chamber into two regions and facilitates plunger movement. The plunger connected to the membrane closes the fluid outlet opening in the unactuated state and opens it in the actuated state. The membrane includes a passage opening for fluid flow between the regions, with a smaller cross-section than the trigger opening, facilitating controlled fluid flow within the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Beuschel, Johann Steinberger, Stefan Bauer
  • Patent number: 12235656
    Abstract: A method for autonomously operating a following vehicle in a vehicle train together with a vehicle driving ahead of the following vehicle with respect to a direction of travel includes acquiring first route information with a front-mounted sensor. The method also includes operating the following vehicle on the basis of first route information and acquiring second route information with a rear-mounted sensor. The method further includes transmitting the second route information to the following vehicle and, when a substitute criterion is present, operating the following vehicle on the basis of the second route information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Anton Fendt
  • Patent number: 12228595
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and method for measuring electric current flowing through an inductive load energized by a half-bridge circuit with at least two semiconductor switches. The semiconductor switches are switched on and off in a complementary manner according to PWM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Joos, Erwin Kessler
  • Patent number: 12217176
    Abstract: A method for identifying adversarial attacks on an image based detection system for automated driving includes providing a reference signal and a potentially manipulated signal. The method also includes calculating a plurality of metrics which quantify differences between the signals in different ways. The method further includes creating a multi-dimensional feature space based on the calculated metrics and classifying the type of attack based on the calculated metrics. The class of the adversarial attack may then be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Piegert, Michelle Karg, Christian Scharfenberger
  • Patent number: 12196189
    Abstract: A linear drive comprises: a lever having a through bore; a rod which extends through the bore; a bearing supporting the rod; a shape memory alloy connected to the lever and a first fixed bearing, the shape memory alloy exerting a tensile force on the lever when electrical power is applied; and a restoring element connected to the lever and a second fixed bearing, the restoring element exerting a restoring force on the lever and counter to the tensile force. In a first state, the lever is tilted making a non-positive connection between the lever and the rod. In a second state the lever is displaced in parallel to and in the direction of the tensile force. In a third state the lever is tilted back releasing the non-positive connection. In a fourth state, the lever is displaced in parallel to and in the direction of the restoring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Beuschel, Stefan Bauer
  • Patent number: 12177945
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a temperature control element for heating a sensor for detecting surroundings, having a three-dimensional plastic component, characterized in that at least one metallized structure is integrated into the plastic component or respectively provided therein, wherein the metallized structure is configured in such a manner that it assumes a heating function. A sensor arrangement for detecting surroundings is also disclosed, having a sensor for detecting surroundings as well as a temperature control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Grünwald, Franz Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20240392759
    Abstract: Disclosed is detecting the position of an actuator element of an actuator arrangement, having at least one actuator element movable in two opposing directions by two adjustment elements. The adjustment elements electrically connected via only one two-wire connection to a control unit comprise electrically controllable shape memory alloy wires. A resistance measurement circuit formed in the control unit periodically records the resistance values of the two adjustment elements. At an energization time of a currently actuated adjustment element, the resistance value of the adjustment element and, in a subsequent pause in energization, the resistance value of another adjustment element is determined and stored. The differential value of the two resistance values is compared with pairs of values which are stored in a table and describe a correlation between the resistance differential value and a position of the adjustment element, to determine the position of the actuator element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Beuschel, Stefan Bauer, Rainer Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12154353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driver assistance system (100) for a vehicle (105) for detecting light conditions in the vehicle (105), having a sensor arrangement (102, 103, 104) designed to capture sensor data, and having a control device (101) designed to ascertain if the sight of a driver of the vehicle (105) is negatively influenced by a source of stray light external to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Charlotte Gloger, Martin Buerker, Andreas Panakos, Markus Friebe
  • Publication number: 20240344618
    Abstract: A pneumatic valve comprises an actuator with a movable closing element being disposed in a housing; the closing element with a tappet penetrating an actuator opening between an air chamber formed in the housing and an actuator chamber, and a plate, with a sealing element, for closing the supply opening, thereon, on that end of said tappet protruding into the air chamber, and an elastic element pressing the plate toward the actuator opening in an activated state; the actuator element configured to move, in a non-energized state, the activating element to press the tappet against a supply opening, and in an energized state to move the activating element so as not to exert force on the tappet so that the plate is pressed in the direction of the actuator opening by the elastic element. A sealing collar disposed about the tappet seals the air chamber from the actuator chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Beuschel, Stefan Bauer, Gerhard Berghoff
  • Patent number: 12080075
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an image of vehicle surroundings are disclosed, including: capturing vehicle surroundings by vehicle cameras arranged on a vehicle body of a vehicle, and generating camera images by the cameras. The camera images of adjacent cameras have overlapping image regions), generating a virtual representation of the surroundings in a virtual three-dimensional space, during which the camera images are projected onto a virtual projection surface in the space. A non-stationary virtual camera in the virtual space determines a position and/or orientation thereof. A first selection region is placed on the surface in a first overlapping image region depending on a virtual camera field of vision, at least one image parameter of a first vehicle camera in the first selection region is calculated, and at least one second vehicle image parameter is adjusted to the at least one first vehicle image parameter in the first selection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kutschera, Joachim Wiest, Markus Friebe
  • Patent number: 12082386
    Abstract: A housing for a control device, in particular for a pneumatic control device, is disclosed. The housing comprises the following components: a housing wall, which forms a receiving space for receiving an electronic component of the control device and has at least one opening, and a flexible insulation element, which surrounds the at least one opening in such a way that the flexible insulation element, together with the housing wall, defines a sound insulation space, wherein the flexible insulation element comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of a flexible film, a flexible textile fabric and a flexible foam layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Arthur Andree, Thomas Neefe, Gerhard Demmelmeier, Stefan Bauer
  • Patent number: 12071073
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to a parking assistance system for a vehicle, designed to present surroundings of the vehicle. The parking assistance system can include at least one camera designed to record at least one image. The parking assistance system may use a grid structure to present the surroundings of the vehicle for a user. Additionally, the parking assistance system may have an image evaluation unit designed to determine the relative position and the orientation of another vehicle depicted in the image. Additionally, the image evaluation unit may be designed to adapt a grid structure on the basis of the determined orientation of the other vehicle, with the image being projected onto the adapted grid structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Eich, Charlotte Gloger, Frank Kittmann, Markus Friebe
  • Publication number: 20240279976
    Abstract: An adjustment device for a vehicle part of a vehicle that can be adjusted comprises a central control unit and a local control unit connected via a communication interface to the central control unit, and directly activates the electrical drive for stopping or reversing an adjustment process upon a specified pinching criterion. The central control unit transmits a triggering threshold value for the operating variable to a respective local control unit with an adjustment request for the vehicle part, and a reaction to be triggered upon reaching the triggering threshold value. The central control unit, as necessary, transmits new values to the respective local control unit during the adjustment process. The local control unit compares the determined values of the operating variable to the current triggering threshold value(s) and independently triggers the reaction transmitted when an operating variable exceeds or falls below the assigned current triggering threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Beuschel, Stefan Bauer
  • Patent number: 12021999
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for generating at least one data packet to be transmitted in a bus system of a motor vehicle, wherein before transmitting the at least one data packet comprising the message to be included in the data packet a bus subscriber transmitting the data packet uses a first encryption apparatus to generate a message authentication code that is likewise to be included in the data packet by using a first encryption method to generate an encrypted message code from the message with a first key, using a second encryption method to generate an encrypted count from a count by means of a second key, and using a logic operation to generate the message authentication code to be transmitted from the encrypted message code and from the encrypted count, and an apparatus and a method for authentication checking such data packets at the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schulter, Wolfgang Schrempp
  • Patent number: 12015840
    Abstract: A camera system and method for controlling same, including capturing images of surroundings of a vehicle for a driver assistance system thereof. The camera system includes a first rolling shutter camera having a first aperture angle, a second rolling shutter camera having a second aperture angle, and control electronics. The first and second cameras are suitable for generating wide-angle and tele camera images, respectively. The first aperture angle is greater than the second aperture angle. The two cameras are designed such that both camera images have an overlap region. The control electronics synchronizes the two cameras. The geometric arrangement of the two cameras with respect to one another, and the position of the overlap region in the wide-angle image and in the tele camera image, are determined by continuous estimation. The stored geometric arrangement and position are taken into consideration during synchronization of the first and second cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Aless Lasaruk, Reik Müller, Simon Hachfeld, Dieter Krökel, Stefan Heinrich
  • Patent number: 12014632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting beacons (4) in the surroundings of an ego vehicle (5), comprising the steps of: capturing (S1) a sequence of camera images (1) of a section of the surroundings by means of a-camera system (6) of the ego vehicle (5), detecting (S2) bright light spots in the recorded camera image (1), cutting out (S3) regions (3) containing the detected bright light spots in the camera image (1), classifying (S4) the cut-out regions (3), classing (S5) the bright light spots as beacons (4) if the classified bright light spots are detected repeatedly and therefore a threshold value of a counter is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Elias Strigel, Martin Pfitzer, Stefan Heinrich, Dieter Kroekel
  • Patent number: 12008785
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a system for the detection, 3D reconstruction and tracking of multiple rigid objects moving relative to one another from a series of images from at least one camera and can be used, in particular, in the context of a camera-based environment detection system for assisted or automated driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventor: Axel Roth