Patents by Inventor Anatol Weidenbach

Anatol Weidenbach 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: 11606895
    Abstract: A method for automatically steering an agricultural machine on an agricultural area that is to be worked. The method includes optically detecting a first region of the area that is to be worked lying in a direction of travel of the agricultural machine in a first recording via a first optical sensor in a first position with a first viewing direction. The method further includes optically detecting a second region of the area that is to be worked lying in the direction of travel of the agricultural machine in a second recording via a second optical sensor in a second position with a second viewing direction. The method additionally includes detecting a tramline in the first recording and detecting a tramline in the second recording, determining a first trajectory and a second trajectory, and determining a steering signal based on the first trajectory and/or the second trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: David Nieto Lara, Zhihu Chen, Anatol Weidenbach, Tim Haerle
  • Publication number: 20220000005
    Abstract: A method for automatically steering an agricultural machine on an agricultural area that is to be worked. The method includes optically detecting a first region of the area that is to be worked lying in a direction of travel of the agricultural machine in a first recording via a first optical sensor in a first position with a first viewing direction. The method further includes optically detecting a second region of the area that is to be worked lying in the direction of travel of the agricultural machine in a second recording via a second optical sensor in a second position with a second viewing direction. The method additionally includes detecting a tramline in the first recording and detecting a tramline in the second recording, determining a first trajectory and a second trajectory, and determining a steering signal based on the first trajectory and/or the second trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: David Nieto Lara, Zhihu Chen, Anatol Weidenbach, Tim Haerle
  • Publication number: 20200103354
    Abstract: A device for perceiving an actual state of an interior of a people mover may include at least one imaging sensor for perceiving the actual state of the interior and an evaluation device that is configured to obtain a target state of the interior. The evaluation device may be configured to compare the actual state with the target state in order to determine a difference between the actual state and the target state, and wherein the evaluation device is configured to generate a signal for informing an operator of the people mover of the actual state based on the difference. An interface may also be included for sending the signal to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jörg Angermayer, Christoph Kolesch, Christian Herzog, Anatol Weidenbach, Sarah Weissenberger
  • Publication number: 20190315337
    Abstract: A method for operating a drive train includes determining target torques for prime movers (1, 2) at least depending on a driver-demanded output torque. When a form-locking shift element (9) is disengaged for a gearchange, the shift element (9) to be disengaged is relieved of load, via an actuation of the prime movers depending on the target torques. The shift element (9) to be disengaged is already actuated with a defined actuating pressure in the direction of disengagement before a theoretical relief from load depending on the target torques, and monitoring determines whether and at which actual torques the shift element (9) to be disengaged begins to move. The actual torques of the prime movers (1, 2), at which the shift element (9) to be disengaged begins to move, are determined as actual torques at which the shift element (9) to be disengaged is actually relieved of load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Anatol Weidenbach, Jens Kastens, Matthias Arzner
  • Patent number: 9840255
    Abstract: A method provides for operating a drive train having several drive assemblies, a transmission and an output A first drive assembly acts on a first transmission shaft of the transmission, and a second drive assembly acts on a second transmission shaft. The transmission includes several shift elements, whereas an output torque depending on a driver's requested torque is provided at the output. For the opening of a shift element the shift element is placed without load. The probability of a gearshift request is determined on the control side by a shifting strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Tobias Zöllner, Karl Franz, Anatol Weidenbach
  • Publication number: 20160214615
    Abstract: A method provides for operating a drive train having several drive assemblies, a transmission and an output A first drive assembly acts on a first transmission shaft of the transmission, and a second drive assembly acts on a second transmission shaft. The transmission includes several shift elements, whereas an output torque depending on a driver's requested torque is provided at the output. For the opening of a shift element the shift element is placed without load. The probability of a gearshift request is determined on the control side by a shifting strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tobias Zöllner, Karl Franz, Anatol Weidenbach