Patents by Inventor Christoph HELLFRITSCH

Christoph HELLFRITSCH 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: 11142213
    Abstract: A longitudinal control system is provided for a motor vehicle equipped with a sensor system for detecting a traffic event lying ahead, in particular in order to locate vehicles traveling ahead, and a control unit for automatically controlling the speed or the acceleration of the motor vehicle to a standstill on the basis of the traffic event lying ahead. An automatic drive-off is allowed without a driver confirmation within a specified time interval after reaching the standstill, and after the time interval has expired, an automatic start-up is allowed after a start-up confirmation is triggered by the driver. A start-up confirmation is triggered if a contacted state of the steering wheel is detected starting from a non-contacted state of the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Kagerer, Andreas Lechner, Christoph Hellfritsch
  • Patent number: 10739778
    Abstract: A method for controlling a trajectory planning process of an ego-vehicle includes the following steps: determining a longitudinal movement of the ego-vehicle, the longitudinal movement including a speed of the ego-vehicle; determining a longitudinal movement of an object, the longitudinal movement including a speed of the object; calculating a target trajectory of the object on the basis of a predicted trajectory of the object; calculating an end time of a maneuvering process of the ego-vehicle, the end time of the maneuvering process being a point in time at which a differential speed between the ego-vehicle and the object is dissipated; calculating a distance between a position of the ego-vehicle and the position of a third-party vehicle with respect to the calculated target trajectory at the calculated end time of the maneuvering process of the ego vehicle; and if the calculated distance of the ego-vehicle at the calculated end time of the maneuvering process equals a specified threshold or falls below a s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Winkler, Christoph Hellfritsch, Christian Rathgeber, Cristina Menendez
  • Publication number: 20190047585
    Abstract: A longitudinal control system is provided for a motor vehicle equipped with a sensor system for detecting a traffic event lying ahead, in particular in order to locate vehicles traveling ahead, and a control unit for automatically controlling the speed or the acceleration of the motor vehicle to a standstill on the basis of the traffic event lying ahead. An automatic drive-off is allowed without a driver confirmation within a specified time interval after reaching the standstill, and after the time interval has expired, an automatic start-up is allowed after a start-up confirmation is triggered by the driver. A start-up confirmation is triggered if a contacted state of the steering wheel is detected starting from a non-contacted state of the steering wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Walter KAGERER, Andreas LECHNER, Christoph HELLFRITSCH
  • Publication number: 20180253103
    Abstract: A method for controlling a trajectory planning process of an ego-vehicle includes the following steps: determining a longitudinal movement of the ego-vehicle, the longitudinal movement including a speed of the ego-vehicle; determining a longitudinal movement of an object, the longitudinal movement including a speed of the object; calculating a target trajectory of the object on the basis of a predicted trajectory of the object; calculating an end time of a maneuvering process of the ego-vehicle, the end time of the maneuvering process being a point in time at which a differential speed between the ego-vehicle and the object is dissipated; calculating a distance between a position of the ego-vehicle and the position of a third-party vehicle with respect to the calculated target trajectory at the calculated end time of the maneuvering process of the ego vehicle; and if the calculated distance of the ego-vehicle at the calculated end time of the maneuvering process equals a specified threshold or falls below a s
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Franz WINKLER, Christoph HELLFRITSCH, Christian RATHGEBER, Cristina MENENDEZ