Patents by Inventor Christoph KOTTKE

Christoph KOTTKE 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: 20220291381
    Abstract: A method for distance measurement by means of an active optical sensor system is disclosed, comprising: an initial pulse sequence with an initial frequency spectrum, which corresponds to a frequency comb, is generated using a laser source. Based thereon, a first pulse sequence and a first reference pulse sequence with a first frequency spectrum, which corresponds to a first part of the frequency comb, as well as a second pulse sequence and a second reference pulse sequence with a second frequency spectrum, which corresponds to a second part of the frequency comb, are generated. A first distance of the object is determined using a first heterodyne measurement based on the first reference pulse sequence and reflected portions of the first pulse sequence and a second distance is determined using a second heterodyne measurement based on the second reference pulse sequence and reflected portions of the second pulse sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Heiko KURZ, Marc-Michael MEINECKE, Christoph KOTTKE, Patrick RUNGE, Pascal RUSTIGE, Ronald FREUND, Michael SCHWENKERT
  • Patent number: 10355705
    Abstract: It is provided a signal processing system, comprising at least a first, a second and a third digital-to-analog converter (DAC); a processing unit configured for splitting a sampled signal into a first and a second signal corresponding to different frequency portions of the sampled signal, transmitting the first signal to the first DAC, splitting the second signal into a first and a second subsignal and transmitting the first subsignal to the second DAC and the second subsignal to the third DAC, the first subsignal corresponding to the real part of the second signal and the second subsignal corresponding to the imaginary part of the second signal; an IQ mixer configured for mixing an analog output signal of the second DAC and an analog output signal of the third DAC and a combiner for combining an analog output signal of the first DAC and an output signal of the IQ mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
    Inventors: Christian Schmidt, Christoph Kottke, Volker Jungnickel, Jonas Hilt
  • Publication number: 20180159548
    Abstract: It is provided a signal processing system, comprising at least a first, a second and a third digital-to-analog converter (DAC); a processing unit configured for splitting a sampled signal into a first and a second signal corresponding to different frequency portions of the sampled signal, transmitting the first signal to the first DAC, splitting the second signal into a first and a second subsignal and transmitting the first subsignal to the second DAC and the second subsignal to the third DAC, the first subsignal corresponding to the real part of the second signal and the second subsignal corresponding to the imaginary part of the second signal; an IQ mixer configured for mixing an analog output signal of the second DAC and an analog output signal of the third DAC and a combiner for combining an analog output signal of the first DAC and an output signal of the IQ mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
    Inventors: Christian SCHMIDT, Christoph KOTTKE, Volker JUNGNICKEL, Jonas HILT