Patents by Inventor Carlo Manna

Carlo Manna 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).

  • Patent number: 11718300
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motor vehicle (10) traveling on a roadway (12) in a current lane (14) is described, wherein the roadway (12) has at least one additional lane (16) that is adjacent to the current lane (14) of the motor vehicle (10). The method has the following steps: Multiple different driving maneuvers are generated and/or received. At least two driving maneuver classes that are defined based on at least one characteristic variable of the driving maneuvers are determined, wherein the driving maneuvers of various driving maneuver classes differ by at least one characteristic variable. The driving maneuvers are classified in one of the at least two driving maneuver classes. In addition, a control unit (30) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Torsten Bertram, Carlo Manna, Karl-Heinz Glander
  • Patent number: 11378963
    Abstract: A method is proposed for controlling a motor vehicle (10) traveling on a roadway (12) in a current lane (14), wherein the roadway (12) has at least one additional lane (16) that is adjacent to the current lane (14) of the motor vehicle (10). The method has the following steps: At least one possible driving maneuver for the motor vehicle (10) is generated and/or received. A cost functional is determined, wherein the cost functional associates a cost factor with the at least one possible driving maneuver. At least one time-variant constraint is determined and/or received. The cost functional is extremized under the at least one time-variant constraint, and the possible driving maneuver is adapted based on the extremized cost functional, so that a target driving maneuver is obtained. In addition, a control unit (30) for a system (26) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Carlo Manna, Manuel Schmidt, Christian Wissing, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Niklas Stannartz, Torsten Bertram
  • Publication number: 20220153308
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a motor vehicle (10) which is driving on a road (12) in a current lane (14), the road (12) having at least one additional lane (16). First, free regions (Bf) and/or occupied regions (Bb) of the lanes (14, 16) are determined, which occupied regions are occupied by other road users (18, 20), the free regions (Bf) and the occupied regions (Bb) being spatio-temporal regions. Changing regions, in which a lane change between the two lanes (14, 16) is possible, and/or lane-keeping regions, in which a lane change between the two lanes (14, 16) is not possible, are determined on the basis of the determined free regions (Bf) and/or occupied regions (Bb). Possible driving maneuvers of the motor vehicle (10) at least between changing regions and/or lane-keeping regions adjoining one another in pairs are then determined. A system (26) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: CARLO MANNA, CHRISTIAN WISSING, MANUEL SCHMIDT, ANDREAS HOMANN, CHRISTIAN LIENKE, TORSTEN BERTRAM
  • Patent number: 11279351
    Abstract: A method is presented for controlling a motor vehicle (10). Initially, driving maneuver data containing information concerning multiple possible, different driving maneuvers of the motor vehicle (10) are generated and/or received. Traffic data containing information concerning at least one undisturbed predicted trajectory of at least one further road user (20, 22, 24) are generated and/or received. An influence of the at least one driving maneuver on the trajectory of the at least one further road user (20, 22, 24) is determined, based on the driving maneuver data and the traffic data, and a characteristic variable is ascertained that describes the influence of the at least one driving maneuver on the at least one further road user (20, 22, 24). In addition, a system (34) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Manuel Schmidt, Christian Wissing, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Torsten Bertram, Carlo Manna, Karl-Heinz Glander
  • Publication number: 20200301434
    Abstract: A method is proposed for controlling a motor vehicle (10) traveling on a roadway (12) in a current lane (14), wherein the roadway (12) has at least one additional lane (16) that is adjacent to the current lane (14) of the motor vehicle (10). The method has the following steps: At least one possible driving maneuver for the motor vehicle (10) is generated and/or received. A cost functional is determined, wherein the cost functional associates a cost factor with the at least one possible driving maneuver. At least one time-variant constraint is determined and/or received. The cost functional is extremized under the at least one time-variant constraint, and the possible driving maneuver is adapted based on the extremized cost functional, so that a target driving maneuver is obtained. In addition, a control unit (30) for a system (26) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Carlo Manna, Manuel Schmidt, Christian Wissing, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Niklas Stannartz, Torsten Bertram
  • Publication number: 20200269843
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motor vehicle (10) traveling on a roadway (12) in a current lane (14) is described, wherein the roadway (12) has at least one additional lane (16) that is adjacent to the current lane (14) of the motor vehicle (10). The method has the following steps: Multiple different driving maneuvers are generated and/or received. At least two driving maneuver classes that are defined based on at least one characteristic variable of the driving maneuvers are determined, wherein the driving maneuvers of various driving maneuver classes differ by at least one characteristic variable. The driving maneuvers are classified in one of the at least two driving maneuver classes. In addition, a control unit (30) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Torsten Bertram, Carlo Manna, Harl-Heinz Glander
  • Publication number: 20200269871
    Abstract: A method for determining a driving maneuver includes obtaining vehicle parameters (P) from a driving maneuver planning module (22) of the vehicle (10). At least one possible driving maneuver (M) is determined via the driving maneuver planning module (22) based on the vehicle parameters (P) received by means of at least one decision-making submodule of the driving maneuver planning module (22), At least one possible driving maneuver (M) is transmitted to a motion planning module (24) of the vehicle (10). An evaluation variable (B) is obtained from the motion planning module (24) via the driving maneuver planning module (22). The at least one decision-making submodule is adapted based on the evaluation variable (B) obtained. Furthermore, a system for determining a driving maneuver of a vehicle, a vehicle for executing the driving maneuver, a control device for a vehicle and a computer program for executing the method are shown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Manuel Schmidt, Christian Wissing, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Torsten Bertram, Carlo Manna, Karl-Heinz Glander
  • Publication number: 20200189580
    Abstract: A method is presented for controlling a motor vehicle (10). Initially, driving maneuver data containing information concerning multiple possible, different driving maneuvers of the motor vehicle (10) are generated and/or received. Traffic data containing information concerning at least one undisturbed predicted trajectory of at least one further road user (20, 22, 24) are generated and/or received. An influence of the at least one driving maneuver on the trajectory of the at least one further road user (20, 22, 24) is determined, based on the driving maneuver data and the traffic data, and a characteristic variable is ascertained that describes the influence of the at least one driving maneuver on the at least one further road user (20, 22, 24). In addition, a system (34) for controlling a motor vehicle (10) is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Manuel Schmidt, Christian Wissing, Andreas Homann, Christian Lienke, Torsten Bertram, Dr. Carlo Manna, Dr. Karl-Heinz Glander
  • Patent number: 6698148
    Abstract: A demountable modular floor for watertight raised decks consisting of a plurality of modularly assemblable composite slabs made of steel sheet and concrete, provided with a drainage system for collecting and conveying the rainwater between the slabs, wherein each composite slab comprises a bottom element (1) made of corrugated metal sheet surrounded by four suitably shaped metal sections (2, 3) and filled with a concrete layer (14), as well as four segments of upwardly open gutters (6, 7) peripherally arranged around said composite slab. The structure is completed by grid elements (8) covering the gutters (6) of larger width. The floor structure allows a rapid setting up of the raised deck and, at the same time, it affords the total dismantling thereof and prevents any seepage or leakage of water towards the underlying area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Fast Park Sistema, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Biagio Carlo Manna, Luciano Spellucci