Patents by Inventor Armin Mueller-Lerwe
Armin Mueller-Lerwe 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).
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Patent number: 11568685Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for calibrating a handheld device used for controlling a partially autonomous vehicle. An example method to calibrate the handheld device may include entering a remote-control command into the handheld device for controlling a first action performed by the partially autonomous vehicle. A time-delay associated with one or more operations executed in the handheld device in response to entering the remote-control command are then measured. The time-delay is conveyed to a cloud computing device, which evaluates the time-delay and returns a diagnostic result to the handheld device. Evaluation of the time-delay by the cloud computing device may be carried out by comparing the time-delay in the handheld device to time-delay values obtained via crowdsourcing from other handheld devices. The diagnostic result provided by the cloud computing device may be used by the handheld device for calibration purposes.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Yuliya Aksyutina, Christoph Hirner, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20220044501Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for calibrating a handheld device used for controlling a partially autonomous vehicle. An example method to calibrate the handheld device may include entering a remote-control command into the handheld device for controlling a first action performed by the partially autonomous vehicle. A time-delay associated with one or more operations executed in the handheld device in response to entering the remote-control command are then measured. The time-delay is conveyed to a cloud computing device, which evaluates the time-delay and returns a diagnostic result to the handheld device. Evaluation of the time-delay by the cloud computing device may be carried out by comparing the time-delay in the handheld device to time-delay values obtained via crowdsourcing from other handheld devices. The diagnostic result provided by the cloud computing device may be used by the handheld device for calibration purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Yuliya Aksyutina, Christoph Hirner, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 11195344Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring of communication for vehicle remote motive control. An example vehicle includes an autonomy unit for remote motive control, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is to send a diagnostic signal to and receive a return signal from a mobile device via the communication module, determine a time period between sending of the diagnostic signal and receipt of the return signal, and prevent the autonomy unit from causing vehicle movement responsive to determining the time period is greater than a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Gabrielle Jost, Yuliya Aksyutina, Ali Hassani, Erick Michael Lavoie, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Vivekanandh Elangovan, Christoph Hirner, Hamid M. Golgiri
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Publication number: 20200294325Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring of communication for vehicle remote motive control. An example vehicle includes an autonomy unit for remote motive control, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is to send a diagnostic signal to and receive a return signal from a mobile device via the communication module, determine a time period between sending of the diagnostic signal and receipt of the return signal, and prevent the autonomy unit from causing vehicle movement responsive to determining the time period is greater than a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Gabrielle Jost, Yuliya Aksyutina, Ali Hassani, Erick Michael Lavoie, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Vivekanandh Elangovan, Christoph Hirner, Hamid M. Golgiri
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Publication number: 20200282991Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle having an adaptive cruise control system with a stop-and-go function, having the steps of: bringing the motor vehicle to a stop upon detecting that a vehicle in front has stopped, providing a start signal within a predetermined first time period upon starting of the vehicle in front, reading safety-relevant data after the first time period has ended and if the vehicle in front is still stopped, and suppressing a start signal if the safety-relevant data indicate a hazardous traffic situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Benjamin Maus, Andreas Meyer, Guido Weitkus, Goetz-Philipp Wegner, Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Samantha Medenbach
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Patent number: 10336320Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring of communication for vehicle remote park-assist. An example vehicle includes an autonomy unit for remote parking, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is to send a counter signal to and receive a return signal from a mobile device via the communication module, determine a time period between sending of the counter signal and receipt of the return signal, and prevent the autonomy unit from causing vehicle movement responsive to determining the time period is less than a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Yuliya Aksyutina, Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Erick Michael Lavoie, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Ahmed Benmimoun
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Publication number: 20190152472Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring of communication for vehicle remote park-assist. An example vehicle includes an autonomy unit for remote parking, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is to send a counter signal to and receive a return signal from a mobile device via the communication module, determine a time period between sending of the counter signal and receipt of the return signal, and prevent the autonomy unit from causing vehicle movement responsive to determining the time period is less than a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Yuliya Aksyutina, Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Erick Michael Lavoie, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Ahmed Benmimoun
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Patent number: 9261065Abstract: A method for operating an automatic stop/start system in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a manually operated gearbox and a pedal-operated clutch, wherein the internal combustion engine is automatically stopped or restarted under predetermined conditions even with a gear engaged. The conditions under which the internal combustion engine is automatically restarted include two indicators that indicate that an automatic restart of the internal combustion engine is safe and desired, namely an indicator that indicates that a restart is safe and an indicator that indicates that the driver wants a restart.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Anthemios P. Petridis, David Hesketh, Armin Mueller-Lerwe
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Publication number: 20140088853Abstract: A method for operating an automatic stop/start system in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a manually operated gearbox and a pedal-operated clutch, wherein the internal combustion engine is automatically stopped or restarted under predetermined conditions even with a gear engaged. The conditions under which the internal combustion engine is automatically restarted include two indicators that indicate that an automatic restart of the internal combustion engine is safe and desired, namely an indicator that indicates that a restart is safe and an indicator that indicates that the driver wants a restart.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Anthemios P. Petridis, David Hesketh, Armin Mueller-Lerwe
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Publication number: 20120191317Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, with a brake line, at least one sensor for measuring the brake line pressure in the brake line, a stop-start device for automatically switching off and starting the internal combustion engine, and an adaptive cruise control device for regulating the vehicle speed as a function of environmental information captured in a sensor-based manner, wherein a brake cylinder acting on the brake line is associated with the adaptive cruise control device and wherein the stop-start device and the adaptive cruise control device are coupled to one another in that the automatic switching-off and starting of the internal combustion engine via the stop-start device is executed directly as a function of the brake line pressure measured by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Thomas Rambow, Uwe Gussen, Markus Kees
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Patent number: 8095291Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a stop/start device, and to a method for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in such a motor vehicle, wherein the stop/start device is designed to switch off the internal combustion automatically when at least one stop condition is met, wherein the switching off of the internal combustion engine when the stop condition is present does not take place until after a switch off delay time has passed. The control device is designed to prevent, in reaction to a first voice command, the automatic switching off of the internal combustion engine for a predefined time period and/or until a predefined vehicle operating state criterion has been fulfilled irrespective of whether or not the stop condition was already met at the time when the voice command was issued.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Uwe Gussen, Thomas Rambow, Markus Kees, Armin Mueller-Lerwe
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Publication number: 20090326790Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a stop/start device, and to a method for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in such a motor vehicle, wherein the stop/start device is designed to switch off the internal combustion automatically when at least one stop condition is met, wherein the switching off of the internal combustion engine when the stop condition is present does not take place until after a switch off delay time has passed. The control device is designed to prevent, in reaction to a first voice command, the automatic switching off of the internal combustion engine for a predefined time period and/or until a predefined vehicle operating state criterion has been fulfilled irrespective of whether or not the stop condition was already met at the time when the voice command was issued.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Uwe Gussen, Thomas Rambow, Markus Kees, Armin Mueller-Lerwe