Patents by Inventor Arne Bartels
Arne Bartels 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: 12097885Abstract: Technologies and techniques for operating an assistance system of a motor vehicle for providing a shoulder function. Under a first condition, a motor vehicle is detected on a shoulder of a roadway via at least one detecting apparatus in accordance with at least one predetermined first criterion. Under a second condition, a steering behavior of a driver of the motor vehicle is determined in accordance with a second criterion, where a shoulder function is executed in accordance with which an automatic driving intervention. Under a third condition, an obstacle ahead of the motor vehicle in the direction of travel is detected by the at least one detecting apparatus in accordance with a specified third criterion, where a control signal influencing the execution of the shoulder function is output.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Arne Bartels, Timo Klingemann, Thomas Kolms
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Patent number: 12084079Abstract: Technologies and techniques for operating an assistance system in a motor vehicle with which a driving a shoulder by the motor vehicle is detected by means of at least one detection device in the assistance system, and with which a control signal is generated by means of an electronic computing device in the assistance system for engaging with a functional unit in the motor vehicle. The shoulder that is detected is evaluated in terms of the type of shoulder, and a critical or non-critical driving of the vehicle on the shoulder is determined on the basis of the type of shoulder, and the control signal is generated in the case of a critical driving on the shoulder. The present disclosure also relates to an assistance system.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Arne Bartels, Frank Bärecke, Timo Klingemann, Thomas Kolms
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Publication number: 20240294148Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a motor vehicle by means of a driver assistance function, wherein in an environment of the motor vehicle, an object is determined which is classified as a school bus, wherein a confidence value for this classification is determined, and an action of the motor vehicle associated with the determined confidence value is triggered, wherein the action is selected in dependence on the country in which the motor vehicle is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Arne Bartels, Clemens Markus Hruschka, Jochen Hesse
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Publication number: 20240083427Abstract: A safety system for vehicle lateral control for a Steer-by-Wire steering system of a motor vehicle with a main operating level for transmitting a steering wheel angle to at least one wheel of the motor vehicle, and with a Safety level for transmitting a steering wheel angle to at least one wheel of the motor vehicle. The safety level may be configured to become active if the main operating level fails. An emergency operating level is provided for vehicle lateral control, the emergency operating level being arranged to become active in the event of a failure of the main operating level and/or safety level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Leon Salzwedel, Arne Bartels, Frank Bärecke
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Patent number: 11851056Abstract: A method for terminating driving on the road shoulder by a transportation vehicle includes detection by a detection unit that the transportation vehicle is situated at least partially on a road shoulder, determination of a steering intensity of a manual steering maneuver, and assignment of one of at least two predetermined steering codes to the steering maneuver by a computing unit as a function of the steering intensity. An automatic intervention into a transportation vehicle control is carried out as a function of the assigned steering code.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventors: Arne Bartels, Thomas Kolms, Timo Klingemann, Robin Bräutigam, Amogh Sakpal
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Patent number: 11702058Abstract: A brake control system for a motor vehicle comprises a first control device for controlling a first brake actuator, a second control device for controlling a second brake actuator and a third control device for controlling the first and second brake actuator. A switching apparatus is configured to connect the third control device to the first brake actuator and/or to the second brake actuator depending on a fault status of the brake control system.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Arne Bartels
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Publication number: 20230182704Abstract: A brake system for a transportation vehicle having a brake device for braking a wheel of the transportation vehicle, an actuator device for targetedly actuating the brake device, a control device for controlling the actuator device, and an emergency brake device for braking the wheel in response to a malfunction of the transportation vehicle. The emergency brake device has an energy store for storing energy for actuating the brake device and a triggering device for releasing the stored energy in the energy store to actuate the brake device, the triggering device releases the energy store in response to a failure of an on-board electrical system of the transportation vehicle. Also disclosed is a method for operating a brake system and to a transportation vehicle having such a brake system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Hauke Christian SCHLIMME, Arne BARTELS, Frank BÄRECKE, Christian ALSTADT
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Patent number: 11511739Abstract: In a method for ending shoulder driving, it is detected by means of a detection unit of a motor vehicle that a wheel is located on a shoulder. By means of a sensor unit, a driver's reaction is recorded, and by means of a computing unit, the driver's reaction is assigned to one of at least two intensity classes. By means of a control unit, an intervention in controlling the vehicle is undertaken counteracting the driver's reaction when the driver's reaction has been assigned to a first intensity class, and an intervention supporting the driver's reaction is undertaken when the driver's reaction has been assigned to a second intensity class.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Arne Bartels, Thomas Kolms, Timo Klingemann, Amogh Sakpal, Robin Braeutigam
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Publication number: 20220371571Abstract: A brake control system for a motor vehicle comprises a first control device for controlling a first brake actuator, a second control device for controlling a second brake actuator and a third control device for controlling the first and second brake actuator. A switching apparatus is configured to connect the third control device to the first brake actuator and/or to the second brake actuator depending on a fault status of the brake control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventor: Arne Bartels
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Patent number: 11414063Abstract: A brake control system for a motor vehicle comprises a first control device for controlling a first brake actuator, a second control device for controlling a second brake actuator and a third control device for controlling the first and second brake actuator. A switching apparatus is configured to connect the third control device to the first brake actuator and/or to the second brake actuator depending on a fault status of the brake control system.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Arne Bartels
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Publication number: 20220185332Abstract: Technologies and techniques for operating an assistance system of a motor vehicle for providing a shoulder function. Under a first condition, a motor vehicle is detected on a shoulder of a roadway via at least one detecting apparatus in accordance with at least one predetermined first criterion. Under a second condition, a steering behavior of a driver of the motor vehicle is determined in accordance with a second criterion, where a shoulder function is executed in accordance with which an automatic driving intervention. Under a third condition, an obstacle ahead of the motor vehicle in the direction of travel is detected by the at least one detecting apparatus in accordance with a specified third criterion, where a control signal influencing the execution of the shoulder function is output.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Arne Bartels, Timo Klingemann, Thomas Kolms
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Publication number: 20220126855Abstract: Technologies and techniques for operating an assistance system in a motor vehicle with which a driving a shoulder by the motor vehicle is detected by means of at least one detection device in the assistance system, and with which a control signal is generated by means of an electronic computing device in the assistance system for engaging with a functional unit in the motor vehicle. The shoulder that is detected is evaluated in terms of the type of shoulder, and a critical or non-critical driving of the vehicle on the shoulder is determined on the basis of the type of shoulder, and the control signal is generated in the case of a critical driving on the shoulder. The present disclosure also relates to an assistance system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Arne Bartels, Frank Bärecke, Timo Klingemann, Thomas Kolms
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Patent number: 10940861Abstract: A method for automatically controlling a following vehicle. A leading vehicle is guided along an actual trajectory, and a desired trajectory is produced for the following vehicle. The actual trajectory of the leading vehicle is captured by the following vehicle, and a trajectory similarity is determined by comparing the captured actual trajectory of the leading vehicle and the produced desired trajectory of the following vehicle. Automatic control of the following vehicle along the desired trajectory is activated if the trajectory similarity exceeds a particular value. Also disclosed is a system for automatically controlling a following vehicle using a leading vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Inventors: Michael Darms, Marc-Michael Meinecke, Arne Bartels, Lutz Junge
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Publication number: 20200369256Abstract: A brake control system for a motor vehicle comprises a first control device for controlling a first brake actuator, a second control device for controlling a second brake actuator and a third control device for controlling the first and second brake actuator. A switching apparatus is configured to connect the third control device to the first brake actuator and/or to the second brake actuator depending on a fault status of the brake control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventor: Arne Bartels
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Publication number: 20200361460Abstract: A method for terminating driving on the road shoulder by a transportation vehicle includes detection by a detection unit that the transportation vehicle is situated at least partially on a road shoulder, determination of a steering intensity of a manual steering maneuver, and assignment of one of at least two predetermined steering codes to the steering maneuver by a computing unit as a function of the steering intensity. An automatic intervention into a transportation vehicle control is carried out as a function of the assigned steering code.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Arne BARTELS, Thomas KOLMS, Timo KLINGERMANN, Robin KRINGS, Amogh SAKPAL
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Publication number: 20200361458Abstract: In a method for ending shoulder driving, it is detected by means of a detection unit of a motor vehicle that a wheel is located on a shoulder. By means of a sensor unit, a driver's reaction is recorded, and by means of a computing unit, the driver's reaction is assigned to one of at least two intensity classes. By means of a control unit, an intervention in controlling the vehicle is undertaken counteracting the driver's reaction when the driver's reaction has been assigned to a first intensity class, and an intervention supporting the driver's reaction is undertaken when the driver's reaction has been assigned to a second intensity class.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Arne Bartels, Thomas Kolms, Timo Klingemann, Amogh Sakpal, Robin Braeutigam
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Patent number: 10788844Abstract: A method for automatic control of at least one following vehicle wherein a scout trajectory is generated for a scout vehicle, which is guided along an actual trajectory, wherein the actual trajectory of the scout vehicle and environmental data of the scout vehicle are detected by sensors of the scout vehicle. A target trajectory is generated for the following vehicle and environmental data of the following vehicle are detected by sensors of the following vehicle. The scout trajectory and environmental data of the scout vehicle are transferred to the following vehicle and, if the detected actual trajectory and the generated target trajectory each have at least a certain trajectory similarity to the generated scout trajectory and if the environmental data of the following vehicle have at least a certain environmental data similarity to the environmental data of the scout vehicle, an automatic control of the following vehicle is activated.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Marc-Michael Meinecke, Arne Bartels, Lutz Junge, Michael Darms
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Publication number: 20200033886Abstract: A method for automatic control of at least one following vehicle wherein a scout trajectory is generated for a scout vehicle, which is guided along an actual trajectory, wherein the actual trajectory of the scout vehicle and environmental data of the scout vehicle are detected by sensors of the scout vehicle. A target trajectory is generated for the following vehicle and environmental data of the following vehicle are detected by sensors of the following vehicle. The scout trajectory and environmental data of the scout vehicle are transferred to the following vehicle and, if the detected actual trajectory and the generated target trajectory each have at least a certain trajectory similarity to the generated scout trajectory and if the environmental data of the following vehicle have at least a certain environmental data similarity to the environmental data of the scout vehicle, an automatic control of the following vehicle is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Marc-Michael MEINECKE, Arne BARTELS, Lutz JUNGE, Michael DARMS
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Patent number: 10429854Abstract: A method and system for automatically controlling at least one following vehicle, where a scout trajectory is produced for a scout vehicle and the scout vehicle is guided along the scout trajectory. Scout environmental data are captured by scout sensors and a desired trajectory is produced for the following vehicle. Following vehicle environmental data are captured by following vehicle sensors. Reference trajectory data are produced based on the scout trajectory and reference environmental data are produced based on the scout environmental data. The reference trajectory data and the reference environmental data are transmitted to the following vehicle. A trajectory similarity is determined by a trajectory comparison of the desired trajectory produced and the transmitted reference trajectory data, an environment similarity is determined by an environmental data comparison of the captured following vehicle environmental data and the transmitted reference environmental data.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Michael Darms, Marc-Michael Meinecke, Arne Bartels, Lutz Junge
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Patent number: 9874877Abstract: A method and system for automatically controlling at least one following vehicle where a scout trajectory is produced for a scout vehicle and the scout vehicle is guided along an actual trajectory, the actual trajectory of the scout vehicle and scout environmental data is captured by scout sensors. A desired trajectory is produced for the following vehicle and following vehicle environmental data are captured by following vehicle sensors. A scout trajectory similarity is determined based on the scout trajectory produced and the captured actual trajectory, reference trajectory data are produced and reference environmental data are produced based on the scout environmental data. The reference trajectory data and the reference environmental data are transmitted to the following vehicle and a trajectory similarity is determined by a trajectory comparison based on the desired trajectory produced and the transmitted reference trajectory data.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Marc-Michael Meinecke, Arne Bartels, Lutz Junge, Michael Darms