Patents by Inventor Alexander Milne ALLAN

Alexander Milne ALLAN 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: 12263859
    Abstract: A system for detecting and warning a user of an object in a path of a vehicle includes a detection module configured to detect an object in a path of a vehicle, and a control module in communication with the detection module. The control module is configured to receive vehicle data from one or more vehicle sensors, determine a height of the detected object, determine a ground clearance of the vehicle based on the received vehicle data, and in response to the height of the detected object being greater than a threshold based on the ground clearance of the vehicle, generate a signal to notify the user of the detected object. Other examples systems and methods for detecting and warning a user of an object in a path of a vehicle are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Milne Allan, Brian K. Saylor, Adam Douglas Stanton, Matthew Watts
  • Publication number: 20240383522
    Abstract: A vehicle steer-by-wire system includes two front wheels of the vehicle, a steering wheel adapted to receive a steering input, and a steer-by-wire module configured to electronically transmit a steering signal to control a steering orientation of the two front wheels according to the steering input received at the steering wheel, sense a feedback parameter of the two front wheels, and supply a steering feedback signal to the steering wheel according to the sensed feedback parameter of the two front wheels. The system includes one or more vehicle sensors configured to sense at least one operating parameter of the vehicle, and a steering feedback control module configured to receive the at least one operating parameter of the vehicle, determine a driving intensity index according to the at least one operating parameter, and modify the steering feedback signal supplied to the steering wheel according to the determined driving intensity index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Milne Allan, Ibrahim A. Badiru
  • Publication number: 20240351600
    Abstract: A system for detecting and warning a user of an object in a path of a vehicle includes a detection module configured to detect an object in a path of a vehicle, and a control module in communication with the detection module. The control module is configured to receive vehicle data from one or more vehicle sensors, determine a height of the detected object, determine a ground clearance of the vehicle based on the received vehicle data, and in response to the height of the detected object being greater than a threshold based on the ground clearance of the vehicle, generate a signal to notify the user of the detected object. Other examples systems and methods for detecting and warning a user of an object in a path of a vehicle are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Milne ALLAN, Brian K. SAYLOR, Adam Douglas STANTON, Matthew WATTS