Patents by Inventor Bernd DORNIEDEN

Bernd DORNIEDEN 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 a driver assistance system of a vehicle
    Patent number: 9421971
    Abstract: A driver assistance system of a vehicle for controlling a distance from the vehicle to a further vehicle. In the method, a distance between the vehicle and the further vehicle and a relative speed between the vehicle and the further vehicle are determined. When the vehicle approaches the further vehicle, the vehicle is operated in an operational state from a group of a plurality of predetermined operational states in dependence upon the distance and the relative speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Bernd Dornieden, Lutz Junge, Patrick Pascheka
  • Process and device to enable or disable an automatic driving function
    Patent number: 9298184
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for activating or deactivating an automatic driving function of a technical system for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle, referred to as pilot below, based on system states of the pilot and between which predefined transitions are possible on the basis of predefined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Arne Bartels, Andro Kleen, Bernd Dornieden
  • METHOD FOR CHANGING A DRIVING STRATEGY FOR A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150224992
    Abstract: A method for changing a driving strategy for a vehicle, wherein the driving strategy is based on at least one maneuver line of a plurality of maneuver lines, and wherein the maneuver lines and the driving strategy exhibit a dependence of a movement parameter as a function of a distance parameter. The method compares the driving strategy with a movement of the vehicle and corrects at least one maneuver line based upon the comparison between the movement of the vehicle and the driving strategy and also changes the driving strategy on the basis of the plurality of maneuver lines after correcting at least one of the maneuver lines if the movement of the vehicle and the driving strategy satisfy a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Bernd Dornieden, Lutz Junge
  • METHOD FOR A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150142287
    Abstract: A driver assistance system of a vehicle for controlling a distance from the vehicle to a further vehicle. In the method, a distance between the vehicle and the further vehicle and a relative speed between the vehicle and the further vehicle are determined. When the vehicle approaches the further vehicle, the vehicle is operated in an operational state from a group of a plurality of predetermined operational states in dependence upon the distance and the relative speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Bernd Dornieden, Lutz Junge, Patrick Pascheka
  • PROCESS AND DEVICE TO ENABLE OR DISABLE AN AUTOMATIC DRIVING FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20150120124
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for activating or deactivating an automatic driving function of a technical system for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle, referred to as pilot below, based on system states of the pilot and between which predefined transitions are possible on the basis of predefined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Arne BARTELS, Andro KLEEN, Bernd DORNIEDEN