Patents Assigned to Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
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Patent number: 12227070Abstract: A method and system for displaying a warning message to warn of insufficient available drive power for use in an electric vehicle, comprising the steps of a detection of measurement values for determining a latest output of an energy storage device of the electric vehicle via a detection unit, a determination of a latest peak output and/or continuous output of the energy storage device on the basis of the detected measurement values via a processing unit, a comparison of the latest peak output and/or continuous output with a threshold value of the peak output and/or continuous output via the processing unit, a display of a warning message by a display when the peak output and/or continuous output falls below the threshold value, wherein the method is not initiated until an attempt is made to establish driving readiness.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Robert Michael Heinemann, Issa Nemati, Stefan Karl Samson
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Patent number: 12231538Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for exchanging cryptographic key information between a device and a central point comprises obtaining a cryptographic secret, wherein the cryptographic secret is known to the central point. The method furthermore comprises obtaining a public key of the central point. The method furthermore comprises generating a cryptographic key pair for the device with a private key of the device and a public key of the device. The method furthermore comprises signing the cryptographic secret with the private key of the device. The method furthermore comprises encrypting the cryptographic secret signed with the private key of the device with the public key of the central point. The method furthermore comprises providing the encrypted and signed cryptographic secret, an address of an electronic mailbox of the device, and the public key of the device for the central point via an electronic mailbox of the central point.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Nicolai Bartkowiak
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Publication number: 20250055298Abstract: A method for charging or discharging a battery system, wherein the battery system comprises at least two battery cells connected in parallel and/or in series, which can only be charged or discharged together. A voltage is controlled as a control variable by a current or a power as a manipulated variable. The current or the power is specified by taking into account a first state of charge-dependent characteristic curve and a second state of charge-dependent characteristic curve. The first state of charge-dependent characteristic curve and the second state of charge-dependent characteristic curve have opposite gradients, at least in sections. An apparatus for charging or discharging a battery system is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bjoern RUMBERG, Tobias KLEIN, Benjamin BEDUERFTIG
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Publication number: 20250052208Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, comprising a combustion engine and an exhaust line with an exhaust aftertreatment system. At least one environmental emission of an exhaust component or multiple exhaust components, contained in the exhaust gas generated by the combustion engine, is determined. If a limitation threshold value for the environmental emission of the exhaust component or at least one of the exhaust components is exceeded, the operation of the combustion engine is limited with respect to the deliverable power. If a warning threshold value for the environmental emission of the exhaust component or at least one of the exhaust components, which is lower than the limitation threshold value, is exceeded, a warning message is triggered and/or the operation of the internal combustion engine is adapted in a power-neutral manner such that the environmental emission of the exhaust component is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Johannes BUNKUS, Stephan KRAUS
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Patent number: 12222498Abstract: A method for influencing light beams in the interior of a motor vehicle. The light beams come from the direction of a mirror bank associated with a head-up display. Different approaches are provided for providing an enhanced display option and simultaneously reducing a dazzling of a vehicle occupant by unwanted reflections. The light beams are generated in the mirror bank, wherein some of the generated light beams are blocked in the region of the mirror bank in such a way that a particular keep-clear region is created into which reflected light beams can no longer enter, or generated light beams in the region of the mirror bank are directed without reflection onto a particular viewing region, or the generated light beams in the region of the mirror bank are polarised and only such polarised portions of the light beams that cause no or only negligible reflections exit the mirror bank.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Franke, Claudia Krefter-De Beer, Klaus Zander
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Publication number: 20250044264Abstract: A method for determining the standardized sooting tendency of a substance mixture and representative indices for calculating an overall sooting tendency. The sooting tendency is determined using gas-chromatographic component analysis of hydrocarbon types and oxygenates of a substance mixture, in particular of a fuel or of an additive via a reformulyzer analysis. A standardized total yield sooting index) of substance mixtures according to YSITotal=?YSIi·Vi/100 is determined, wherein the volumetric proportion (Vi) of each reformulyzer subgroup (i) is multiplied by that of the yield sooting index (YSIi) associated with the reformulyzer subgroup (i), according to which the determined values are summated to the total yield sooting index (YSITotal). Furthermore, method variants are described for determining yield sooting indices (YSIi-M, YSIi-Mid, YSIi-GewM) representing the yield sooting index (YSIi) associated with the subgroups (i).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Yvonne BITTNER, Kerstin KOERTKE
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Patent number: 12214786Abstract: Technologies and techniques for laterally controlling a motor vehicle on a road, where a roadway marking assigned to a driver's side of the motor vehicle is assigned to a lane type based on sensor data. The lane type characterizes whether the roadway marking is assigned to an ego lane on which the motor vehicle is to be guided, or whether it is assigned to a neighboring lane adjacent to the ego lane. The roadway marking is also assigned to the lane type, based on swarm data, and the lane type assigned to the roadway marking is established as the lane type that is determined as a function of the swarm data when the sensor lane type and the swarm data lane type diverge. The motor vehicle is laterally controlled as a function of the established lane type of the roadway marking assigned to the driver's side of the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Rohlfs, Daniel Münning
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Publication number: 20250033259Abstract: A method for producing interconnected components of an interior trim part. At least one decorative layer is translucent at least in areas. At least one body is light-permeable at least in sections. The body that is light-permeable at least in sections and an opaque structural part are produced as a multi-component structural part in a plastic injection molding process. The opaque structural part is produced in a first cavity of a mold in the plastic injection molding process and transferred into at least one part of a second cavity of a mold. A carrier film that carries the translucent decorative layer is positioned in another part of the second cavity. The body is produced, which is light-permeable at least in sections, in a space by a plastic injection molding process. A composite part that has the decorative layer, the body, and the opaque structural is removed from the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Tobias KAHMANN, Detlef KRUEGER, Niklas SCHROEDER, Daniela WIECHOCZEK
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Publication number: 20250037262Abstract: A method for determining a position of electrode sheets in an electrode/separator assembly, the electrode sheets including a substrate and a bilateral coating of the substrate. The electrode sheets comprising at least one first and one second type of electrode sheets. Each electrode sheet is optically imaged, at least in regions, in one or multiple image regions. At least one region of a geometry of the substrate and at least one region of a geometry of the bilateral coating of the substrate is determined, based on the optical image. The electrode sheets are stacked to form an ESA. At least one of the two components of the electrode sheets of the first type is captured in the ESA and at least one of the two components of the electrode sheets of the second type in the ESA is captured in a computed-tomographic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventor: Steffen MASUCH
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Publication number: 20250035175Abstract: A brake element for a motor vehicle, having a base body that is planar at least in areas, to the planar sides of which at least two build-up layers are applied in each case, at least in areas. The build-up layers form a surface which, in the mounted state of the brake element on the motor vehicle, is used as a friction surface for a brake pad. A first build-up layer is present that adjoins the base body, and a second build-up layer is applied to the first build-up layer. The second build-up layer is made of a composite of an iron alloy matrix with intercalated tungsten carbide particles or with intercalated titanium carbide particles. At least the first build-up layer is an iron alloy that is alloyed at least with molybdenum in a range of 3 to 20 weight percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan RICHTER, Fabian BEHM, Markus HARKE, Klaus Stefan KLIMEK
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Patent number: 12208838Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement with a mounting support for a motor vehicle front end, wherein the arrangement has two supporting elements for supporting a panel/fascia element, wherein the supporting elements are each arranged on one side of the motor vehicle relative to the vehicle center in the transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein the supporting elements are fixed to the mounting support and each extend over a portion of the mounting support in the vehicle transverse direction, wherein the supporting elements project forward relative the mounting support in the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein a panel/fascia element, which is an external skin element of the front of the motor vehicle and extends predominantly in the vehicle transverse direction, can be supported on at least one of the supporting elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Volker Wichert, Alexander Hein, Tim Kühn, Michael Ahlswede
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Patent number: 12212049Abstract: The invention relates to a radar antenna arrangement (1) for a vehicle (2), comprising at least one vehicle component (3), wherein the radar antenna arrangement (1) comprises a plurality of radar devices (4) which are configured to transmit and/or receive a radar beam (12). The radar devices (4) are arranged on a component surface (5) of the vehicle component (3). The invention provides for the radar antenna arrangement (1) to comprise at least one antenna row (6) for determining an azimuthal angle (10) of the radar beam (12), said antenna row comprising a plurality of the radar devices (4). Directly adjacent radar devices (4) have respective horizontal distances (8) from one another. The radar antenna arrangement (1) comprises at least one antenna column (7) for determining an elevation angle (11) of the radar beam (12), said antenna column comprising a plurality of the radar devices (4). Directly adjacent radar devices (4) have respective vertical distances (9) from one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG, SICOYA GMBHInventors: Heiko Kurz, Thorsten Bagdonat, Michael Schwenkert, Christoph Scheytt, Hanjo Rhee, Thomas Schneider, Joerg Schoebel, Fabian Schwartau, Stefan Preussler
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Patent number: 12208686Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating an operating system in a vehicle, wherein display data of a graphical user interface comprising at least one first display region are generated and output. The graphical user interface comprises a basic state and an info state. Context data about a current context of the vehicle are recorded and a first relevance value is determined for a first info application based on the recorded context data. The info state is activated depending on the determined first relevance value of the first info application, wherein, when the info state is activated, the first display region is reduced in size such that an info region is formed and a graphical info object is generated using the first info application and output in the info region.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Volkmar Wagner
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Publication number: 20250026350Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a driver assistance system for assisted reversing with a vehicle-trailer combination, wherein it is initially driven forwards, wherein a corresponding forward trajectory is stored and, by means of a sensor system of the towing vehicle, objects arranged laterally next to the forward trajectory are detected. A reversing trajectory, which deviates as little as possible from the driven forward trajectory, and, for each vehicle of the trailer, a vehicle-specific reversing corridor corresponding to the planned reversing trajectory are planned. The detected object in each case is classified as a collision object if it lies in at least one of the planned reversing corridors. In such a case, a new reversing trajectory and, for each vehicle, a new reversing corridor that is free of collision objects is generated. The trailer is then reversed along the new reversing trajectory with the aid of the driver assistance system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dennis Jank, Philipp Hüger, Viktor Bradar, Dennis Imroth, Havlík Jindrich, Fehér Marek, Petr Batek
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Publication number: 20250030454Abstract: A device for communication of an electric or hybrid vehicle with an electric charging station via at least one data line. The device has at least one transmitter and at least one receiver. The transmitter transmits on n frequency channels with a defined transmit power. The receiver receives power from the charging station for the n frequency channels. The device has a control unit to continue or terminate communication with the charging station depending on the received power. The transmitter is designed to be able to increase the transmit power for the n frequency channels. If the received power falls below a first threshold value, the transmit power of the transmitter is increased for the n frequency channels and the transmitter transmits again on all n frequency channels and the receiver again receives the power from the charging station, as well as an associated communication method.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Nicolas JACKLE, Wolfgang MENSSEN, Bernd BARANSKI
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Publication number: 20250027980Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for evaluating an electric connection of an electric energy storage device to an onboard electrical system of a vehicle. A voltage converter which is connected to the energy storage device is used to supply at least one component of the onboard electrical system with an output voltage of the voltage converter. The method comprises changing the specified voltage of the voltage converter in a specified time interval, whereby the battery voltage and the battery current of the energy storage device can be influenced, detecting the battery voltage of the energy storage device within the time interval, detecting the battery current of the energy storage device within the time interval, comparing the time curve of the battery voltage and the time curve of the battery current, and evaluating the electric connection on the basis of the compared time curves.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, AUDI AGInventors: Marco Baumgarth, Rolf Naumann
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Publication number: 20250026405Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a driver assistance system for assisted reversing with a vehicle-trailer combination, wherein, initially when it is driven forwards, its forward trajectory is stored and objects arranged laterally next to the forward trajectory are detected. A reversing trajectory, which deviates as little as possible from the driven forward trajectory, is planned. The detected object is classified as a collision object if it lies in the planned reversing trajectory. In such case, a new reversing trajectory that is free of collision objects is generated. The trailer is reversed along the new reversing trajectory. A current deviation of an actual reversing trajectory of the trailer from the new reversing trajectory is thereby determined, and when the current deviation is greater than a permissible limit deviation, the trailer is stopped to allow performing a corrective action. The assisted reversing is resumed after corrective action has been performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dennis Jank, Philipp Hüger, Viktor Bradar, Dennis Imroth, Havlík Jindrich, Fehér Marek, Petr Batek
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Patent number: 12202435Abstract: A transportation vehicle having an actuator for automatically adjusting a windowpane and/or a sliding roof of the transportation vehicle; a UWB system having a UWB transceiver and a first and a second antenna, each of which sends and receives UWB pulses; and a control device connected to the UWB system and the actuator to carry out a method based on channel impulse response measurements for detecting objects in a collision region by using the first antenna and the second antenna, and to send a signal that is based on a result of the detection method to interrupt an automatic adjustment of a windowpane and/or a sliding roof of the transportation vehicle to the actuator. Also disclosed is a method and communication system for a transportation vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Bernd Ette
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Patent number: D1061359Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Marco Antonio Pavone
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Patent number: D1061971Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Urs Rahmel, Roger Gertz, Michael Werner