Patents by Inventor Alessio Nicolò Cota

Alessio Nicolò Cota 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: 11440519
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a brake assist system (1) for cyclist on a bicycle (100) including a braking system (101) having a braking member (105) capable of exerting a braking force (FB) on a front wheel (101) of the bicycle (100) by the effect of a force (Fc) applied by the cyclist on a lever (103). The system (1) includes a sensor (2) for measuring the angular speed (?1) of the front wheel (101) of the bicycle (100); an actuator (3) capable of exerting an actuator force (FA), connectable to said braking system of the bicycle so that the actuator force (FA) opposes the force (Fc) applied by the cyclist on the lever (103), in order to reduce the braking force (FB); and a control module (4) configured for receiving, as an input, the signal representative of the angular speed (?1) of the front wheel (101) and for determining from this a deceleration (?) of the front wheel (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Blubrake s.r.l., Politecnico di Milano
    Inventors: Matteo Corno, Giulio Panzani, Sergio Matteo Savaresi, Fabio Todeschini, Luca D'Avico, Simone Fiorenti, Alessio Nicolò Cota
  • Patent number: 11260836
    Abstract: Adaptive brake assist system a cyclist on a bicycle by an aptic feedback, includes a first sensor (for measuring the angular speed (?1) of a first wheel of the bicycle, adapted to generate a signal representative of the angular speed of the first wheel; an actuator mountable to a portion of the bicycle, adapted to generate vibrations; a control module configured to generate a command signal of the actuator, so that the actuator vibrates at a vibration frequency (f), based on at least the signal representative of the angular speed of the first wheel (?1) and based on one or more reference magnitudes (?ref); and a learning module configured to determine, updating and delivering to the control module the one or more reference magnitudes (?ref) based on at least the signal representative of the angular speed (?1) of the first wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BLUBRAKE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Fabio Todeschini, Alessio Nicolò Cota, Luca Speziali, Andrea Verzaglia
  • Publication number: 20200298809
    Abstract: Adaptive brake assist system a cyclist on a bicycle by an aptic feedback, includes a first sensor (for measuring the angular speed (?1) of a first wheel of the bicycle, adapted to generate a signal representative of the angular speed of the first wheel; an actuator mountable to a portion of the bicycle, adapted to generate vibrations; a control module configured to generate a command signal of the actuator, so that the actuator vibrates at a vibration frequency (f), based on at least the signal representative of the angular speed of the first wheel (?1) and based on one or more reference magnitudes (?ref); and a learning module configured to determine, updating and delivering to the control module the one or more reference magnitudes (?ref) based on at least the signal representative of the angular speed (?1) of the first wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Fabio TODESCHINI, Alessio Nicolò COTA, Luca SPEZIALI, Andrea VERZAGLIA
  • Publication number: 20200055501
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a brake assist system (1) for cyclist on a bicycle (100) including a braking system (101) having a braking member (105) capable of exerting a braking force (FB) on a front wheel (101) of the bicycle (100) by the effect of a force (Fc) applied by the cyclist on a lever (103). The system (1) includes a sensor (2) for measuring the angular speed (?1) of the front wheel (101) of the bicycle (100); an actuator (3) capable of exerting an actuator force (FA), connectable to said braking system of the bicycle so that the actuator force (FA) opposes the force (Fc) applied by the cyclist on the lever (103), in order to reduce the braking force (FB); and a control module (4) configured for receiving, as an input, the signal representative of the angular speed (?1) of the front wheel (101) and for determining from this a deceleration (?) of the front wheel (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Matteo Corno, Giulio Panzani, Sergio Matteo Savaresi, Fabio Todeschini, Luca D'Avico, Simone Fiorenti, Alessio Nicolò Cota
  • Patent number: 10392070
    Abstract: System for assisting in driving a bicycle by sending a haptic feedback to a cyclist having means for detecting the current value of a target quantity (q, v); and a memory module configured for supplying an optimal value of the target quantity (qmax; vmax) corresponding to the current spatial position (x) of the bicycle along the predetermined path or corresponding to the current instant (t). A comparator module is configured for determining a quantity representative of the error (eq; ev) between said current value of the target quantity (q, v) and said optimal value of the target quantity (qmax; vmax) supplied by the memory module. An actuator is applicable to a portion of the bicycle (100), suitable for generating vibrations. A control module is configured for determining a vibration frequency (f) of the actuator based on the error (eq; ev), wherein the said vibration implements the haptic feedback to the cyclist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Blubrake S.r.l.
    Inventors: Fabio Todeschini, Sergio Matteo Savaresi, Matteo Corno, Giulio Panzani, Matteo Pasquini, Alessio Nicolò Cota
  • Publication number: 20190039674
    Abstract: System for assisting in driving a bicycle by sending a haptic feedback to a cyclist having means for detecting the current value of a target quantity (q, v); and a memory module configured for supplying an optimal value of the target quantity (qmax; vmax) corresponding to the current spatial position (x) of the bicycle along the predetermined path or corresponding to the current instant (t). A comparator module is configured for determining a quantity representative of the error (eq; ev) between said current value of the target quantity (q, v) and said optimal value of the target quantity (qmax; vmax) supplied by the memory module. An actuator is applicable to a portion of the bicycle (100), suitable for generating vibrations. A control module is configured for determining a vibration frequency (f) of the actuator based on the error (eq; ev), wherein the said vibration implements the haptic feedback to the cyclist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Fabio Todeschini, Sergio Matteo Savaresi, Matteo Corno, Giulio Panzani, Matteo Pasquini, Alessio Nicolò Cota