Patents by Inventor Bryan M. Joyner

Bryan M. Joyner 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: 20250232666
    Abstract: A system and method for longitudinal control on approach to a traffic cluster includes receiving sensor data detected by one or more sensors in communication with a vehicle, processing the sensor data to determine that it indicates an approaching cluster, and verifying the approaching cluster by comparing the approaching cluster to route data and determining that the approaching cluster does not correspond to the route data. The method also includes generating a cluster confidence score for the approaching cluster based on a number of objects included in the approaching cluster, and initiating an open-loop longitudinal response to the approaching cluster. The method further includes performing a transition optimization on the open-loop longitudinal response to determine a handoff point for the vehicle, and, at the handoff point, transitioning from the open-loop longitudinal response to a closed-loop longitudinal response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Adam, Jeffrey Scott Parks, Bryan M. Joyner, Tetyana V. Mamchuk, Jaehoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20240199013
    Abstract: A trailering velocity compensation system in a cruise control system is disclosed. The system includes a controller that is configured to: determine whether activation conditions for a trailering velocity compensation algorithm are met, and when the activation conditions are met, adjust a speed error used by the cruise control system; adjust a speed offset for application of brakes used by the cruise control system; adjust a speed offset for release of brakes used by the cruise control system; determine a set speed offset for inhibiting engine torque; determine a set speed offset for releasing engine torque inhibiting; adjust a headway time gap value used by the cruise control system; and control vehicle speed based on the adjusted speed error, adjusted speed offset for application of brakes, adjusted speed offset for release of brakes, set speed offset for inhibiting engine torque, set speed offset for releasing engine torque inhibiting, and adjusted headway time gap value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin T Llewellyn, Chase Goodin, Margo Bernadette Corsetti, Tim Daavettila, Jaehoon Kim, Travis Taylor, Bryan M Joyner
  • Patent number: 11046321
    Abstract: Systems and methods of performing adaptive control of an automated lane change in a vehicle include positioning a target vehicle with a target speed in a target lane at a target distance behind the vehicle. The target speed is greater than a speed of the vehicle, and the vehicle will move into the target lane based on the automated lane change. The method includes determining a deceleration needed by the target vehicle over a braking distance, which is less than the target distance, to match the speed of the vehicle, and determining whether the deceleration exceeds a threshold deceleration. The automated lane change is prohibited based on the deceleration exceeding the threshold deceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Kevin P. Conrad, Daryl A. Wilson, Bryan M. Joyner, Kenneth L. Rosol, Daniel B. Cutler
  • Publication number: 20200290618
    Abstract: Systems and methods of performing adaptive control of an automated lane change in a vehicle include positioning a target vehicle with a target speed in a target lane at a target distance behind the vehicle. The target speed is greater than a speed of the vehicle, and the vehicle will move into the target lane based on the automated lane change. The method includes determining a deceleration needed by the target vehicle over a braking distance, which is less than the target distance, to match the speed of the vehicle, and determining whether the deceleration exceeds a threshold deceleration. The automated lane change is prohibited based on the deceleration exceeding the threshold deceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin P. Conrad, Daryl A. Wilson, Bryan M. Joyner, Kenneth L. Rosol, Daniel B. Cutler