Patents by Inventor Aaron Kane

Aaron Kane 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).

  • Safety architecture for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 10962972
    Abstract: A safety architecture system includes, in one aspect, a first stage comprising a primary unit that generates primary data for performing normal system functionality; a secondary unit that generates secondary data for performing alternative system functionality; a primary safety gate coupled to the primary unit, with the primary safety gate providing the primary data as a primary output responsive to a determination of validity of the primary data; and a secondary safety gate coupled to the secondary unit, with the secondary safety gate providing the secondary data as a secondary output responsive to a determination of validity of the secondary data. The system also includes an output selector that is coupled to both the primary safety gate and the secondary safety gate of the first stage, with the output selector providing a system output responsive to the determinations of the validities of the primary data and the secondary data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Philip Koopman, Michael D. Wagner, Justin Ray, Aaron Kane
  • A SAFETY ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190056735
    Abstract: A safety architecture system includes, in one aspect, a first stage comprising a primary unit that generates primary data for performing normal system functionality; a secondary unit that generates secondary data for performing alternative system functionality; a primary safety gate coupled to the primary unit, with the primary safety gate providing the primary data as a primary output responsive to a determination of validity of the primary data; and a secondary safety gate coupled to the secondary unit, with the secondary safety gate providing the secondary data as a secondary output responsive to a determination of validity of the secondary data. The system also includes an output selector that is coupled to both the primary safety gate and the secondary safety gate of the first stage, with the output selector providing a system output responsive to the determinations of the validities of the primary data and the secondary data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Philip J. Koopman, Michael D. Wagner, Justin Ray, Aaron Kane