Patents by Inventor Benjamin BAECKER

Benjamin BAECKER 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).

  • Method for automatically adapting acceleration in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10583835
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle includes automatically adapting vehicle acceleration responsive to a cruise control setpoint acceleration associated with a detected speed limit, and a drive setpoint acceleration based on the cruise control setpoint acceleration, wherein a cruise controller determines a distance control setpoint acceleration based on a detected vehicle distance from a vehicle traveling ahead, and wherein the drive setpoint acceleration is limited by the distance control setpoint acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Ediger, Benjamin Baecker, Stephanie Rosenberg, Benjamin Carl Mukkala, II, Aaron L. Mills, Manuel Strauch
  • Analytic design of pedal override for adjustable speed limiting
    Patent number: 10053094
    Abstract: A system for overriding a vehicle speed limit setting via accelerator pedal override is disclosed, comprising a vehicle including steering, an accelerator pedal, brakes, a processor, and memory, and a vehicle speed limit override module coupled to the processor and configured to override the speed limit setting by calculating an override threshold based on the set speed limit and accounting for variable vehicle weight, road grade or other unknown loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Carl Mukkala, II, Roy Schafer, Andreas Ediger, Benjamin Baecker, Stephen Cole
  • ANALYTIC DESIGN OF PEDAL OVERRIDE FOR ADJUSTABLE SPEED LIMITING
    Publication number: 20170291604
    Abstract: A system for overriding a vehicle speed limit setting via accelerator pedal override is disclosed, comprising a vehicle including steering, an accelerator pedal, brakes, a processor, and memory, and a vehicle speed limit override module coupled to the processor and configured to override the speed limit setting by calculating an override threshold based on the set speed limit and accounting for variable vehicle weight, road grade or other unknown loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Carl Mukkala, II, Roy Schafer, Andreas Ediger, Benjamin Baecker, Stephen Cole
  • METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING ACCELERATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170072955
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle includes automatically adapting vehicle acceleration responsive to a cruise control setpoint acceleration associated with a detected speed limit, and a drive setpoint acceleration based on the cruise control setpoint acceleration, wherein a cruise controller determines a distance control setpoint acceleration based on a detected vehicle distance from a vehicle traveling ahead, and wherein the drive setpoint acceleration is limited by the distance control setpoint acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas EDIGER, Benjamin BAECKER, Stephanie ROSENBERG, Benjamin Carl MUKKALA, II, Aaron L. MILLS, Manuel STRAUCH