Patents by Inventor Bastian SCHMIDT

Bastian SCHMIDT 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).

  • Publication number: 20240227791
    Abstract: the at least partially automatic longitudinal control of a transportation vehicle wherein sensor data are generated by a surroundings sensor system wherein the sensor data represent an environment. A computing unit is used, based on the sensor data, to determine a speed vector of a road user in the environment and to predict a potential collision of the road user with the transportation vehicle. Based on the speed vector, it is identified that the road user is moving substantially transverse to a direction of movement of the transportation vehicle and a target speed for the transportation vehicle is computed to avoid the predicted collision. The speed of the transportation vehicle is reduced automatically to the target speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Bastian SCHMIDT, Daniel GOHLKE
  • Publication number: 20240132064
    Abstract: the at least partially automatic longitudinal control of a transportation vehicle wherein sensor data are generated by a surroundings sensor system wherein the sensor data represent an environment. A computing unit is used, based on the sensor data, to determine a speed vector of a road user in the environment and to predict a potential collision of the road user with the transportation vehicle. Based on the speed vector, it is identified that the road user is moving substantially transverse to a direction of movement of the transportation vehicle and a target speed for the transportation vehicle is computed to avoid the predicted collision. The speed of the transportation vehicle is reduced automatically to the target speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Bastian SCHMIDT, Daniel GOHLKE
  • Patent number: 11866036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle and a method for operating same. In some embodiments, an obstacle is detected based on environmental data and a risk of collision is determined in consideration of driving state data. Further, an evasion trajectory for preventing a collision of the motor vehicle with the obstacle is determined. The driver assistance system is configured to detect another oncoming vehicle for which the risk of collision is greater than a predefined first threshold value as the obstacle. Further, the driver assistance system is configured to check whether a control action of a driver of the motor vehicle is guiding same along the determined evasion trajectory and, if this is not the case, to modify the control action of the driver automatically such that the motor vehicle is guided along the determined evasion trajectory by the modified control action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Timo Klingemann, Bastian Schmidt, Maike Wall, Michael Wonke, Jörn Fauck
  • Patent number: 11806185
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is for determining at least one main acquisition parameter determining a dose of x-rays to be emitted from an x-ray emitter during image acquisition using an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector. A first image data of a first preparatory image is evaluated to determine if a repeat condition is fulfilled and/or to determine the main acquisition parameter and/or at least one second preparatory acquisition parameter. The first preparatory image is acquired by the x-ray detector using at least one first preparatory acquisition parameter to control the x-ray emitter. In all cases or when the repeat condition is fulfilled, the main acquisition parameter is determined depending on second image data of a second preparatory image, acquired by the x-ray detector after the first preparatory image while at least one second preparatory acquisition parameter is used to control the x-ray emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Gebhardt, Sebastian Glawion, Thilo Hannemann, Carsten Illenseer, Daniel Lerch, Thomas Pfeiffer, Stefan Schaffert, Peter Scheuering, Bastian Schmidt, Thomas Weber, Wei He, Sven-Martin Sutter, Zhi Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20210236081
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is for determining at least one main acquisition parameter determining a dose of x-rays to be emitted from an x-ray emitter during image acquisition using an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector. A first image data of a first preparatory image is evaluated to determine if a repeat condition is fulfilled and/or to determine the main acquisition parameter and/or at least one second preparatory acquisition parameter. The first preparatory image is acquired by the x-ray detector using at least one first preparatory acquisition parameter to control the x-ray emitter. In all cases or when the repeat condition is fulfilled, the main acquisition parameter is determined depending on second image data of a second preparatory image, acquired by the x-ray detector after the first preparatory image while at least one second preparatory acquisition parameter is used to control the x-ray emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Andre GEBHARDT, Sebastian GLAWION, Thilo HANNEMANN, Carsten ILLENSEER, Daniel LERCH, Thomas PFEIFFER, Stefan SCHAFFERT, Peter SCHEUERING, Bastian SCHMIDT, Thomas WEBER, Wei HE, Sven-Martin SUTTER, Zhi Ming YANG
  • Publication number: 20200180611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle and a method for operating same. In some embodiments, an obstacle is detected based on environmental data and a risk of collision is determined in consideration of driving state data. Further, an evasion trajectory for preventing a collision of the motor vehicle with the obstacle is determined. The driver assistance system is configured to detect another oncoming vehicle for which the risk of collision is greater than a predefined first threshold value as the obstacle. Further, the driver assistance system is configured to check whether a control action of a driver of the motor vehicle is guiding same along the determined evasion trajectory and, if this is not the case, to modify the control action of the driver automatically such that the motor vehicle is guided along the determined evasion trajectory by the modified control action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timo Klingemann, Bastian Schmidt, Maike Wall, Michael Wonke, Jörn Fauck
  • Patent number: 9815460
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for safely parking a vehicle, wherein after identifying an emergency situation of the motor vehicle, an emergency stopping position region is selected from a digital map, and the vehicle is parked within the emergency stopping position region by an automatic driving function. The method includes registering the surroundings, determining stationary objects and conditions in the vicinity of the vehicle within the selected emergency stopping position region, checking the conditions in the vicinity of the vehicle and the stationary objects within the emergency stopping position region regarding parking the vehicle in an optimized manner and determining an optimized emergency stopping position within the emergency stopping position region, and parking the vehicle at the optimized emergency stopping position within the emergency stopping position region using the automatic driving function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Thomas Eigel, Peter Mirwaldt, Bastian Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20160297431
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for safely parking a vehicle, wherein after identifying an emergency situation of the motor vehicle, an emergency stopping position region is selected from a digital map, and the vehicle is parked within the emergency stopping position region by an automatic driving function. The method includes registering the surroundings, determining stationary objects and conditions in the vicinity of the vehicle within the selected emergency stopping position region, checking the conditions in the vicinity of the vehicle and the stationary objects within the emergency stopping position region regarding parking the vehicle in an optimized manner and determining an optimized emergency stopping position within the emergency stopping position region, and parking the vehicle at the optimized emergency stopping position within the emergency stopping position region using the automatic driving function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas EIGEL, Peter MIRWALDT, Bastian SCHMIDT