Patents by Inventor Daniel Keppler

Daniel Keppler 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: 9694810
    Abstract: A side wind assistant for a vehicle and a method for the operation of the side wind assistant involve detecting a side wind disturbance acting on the vehicle and reacting to the side wind disturbance by carrying out a side wind compensation intervention to at least partially compensate for the influence of the side wind disturbance, at least when an intervention threshold has been exceeded. The side wind assistant thus reacts to the side wind disturbance in a frequency selective manner in which the frequency selectivity is controlled depending on the side wind compensation or a state of the side wind assistant correlating with the side wind compensation intervention. In particular, the frequency selectivity is controlled depending on whether the side wind compensation intervention is carried out or not carried out, and depending on the duration of the side wind compensation intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Daniel Keppler, Jens Kalkkuhl, Magnus Rau, Van Tuan Tran
  • Patent number: 8930061
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for influencing transverse dynamics of a vehicle, for a chassis intervention is carried out when an intervention condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dieter Ammon, Jens Kalkkuhl, Daniel Keppler, Magnus Rau, Avshalom Suissa
  • Publication number: 20140200766
    Abstract: A side wind assistant for a vehicle and a method for the operation of the side wind assistant involve detecting a side wind disturbance acting on the vehicle and reacting to the side wind disturbance by carrying out a side wind compensation intervention to at least partially compensate for the influence of the side wind disturbance, at least when an intervention threshold has been exceeded. The side wind assistant thus reacts to the side wind disturbance in a frequency selective manner in which the frequency selectivity is controlled depending on the side wind compensation or a state of the side wind assistant correlating with the side wind compensation intervention. In particular, the frequency selectivity is controlled depending on whether the side wind compensation intervention is carried out or not carried out, and depending on the duration of the side wind compensation intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Daniel Keppler, Jens Kalkkuhl, Magnus Rau, Van Tuan Tran
  • Patent number: 8554409
    Abstract: In a method for influencing the transverse dynamics of a vehicle, a transverse dynamics disturbance variable acting on the vehicle is detected by a disturbance variable determination device and a counter-yaw moment counteracting the transverse dynamics disturbance variable is produced. For this purpose, the dynamic transverse dynamics disturbance variable is detected by the disturbance variable determination device, and a first counter-yaw moment is produced to compensate at least partially for the dynamic transverse dynamics disturbance variable with the help of a first vehicle system. The first counter-yaw moment is reduced following the at least partial compensation, and with the help of the disturbance variable determination device, a check is made whether a stationary transverse dynamics disturbance variable exists. If so, a second counter-yaw moment is produced with the help of a second vehicle system to at least partially compensate for the stationary transverse dynamics disturbance variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Kalkkuhl, Daniel Keppler, Magnus Rau, Avshalom Suissa
  • Publication number: 20110112722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for influencing the transversal dynamics of a vehicle (1), wherein a transversal dynamics disturbance variable acting on the vehicle (1), and particularly on the vehicle body, is detected by means of a disturbance variable determination device (5) and a counter-yaw moment counteracting the transversal dynamics disturbance variable is produced, comprising the following method steps: detecting the dynamic transversal dynamics disturbance variable by means of the disturbance variable determination device (5), producing a first counter-yaw moment in order to at least partially compensate for the dynamic transversal dynamics disturbance variable with the help of a first vehicle system (4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Kalkkuhl, Daniel Keppler, Magnus Rau, Avshalom Suissa
  • Publication number: 20100262328
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for influencing transverse dynamics of a vehicle, for a chassis intervention is carried out when an intervention condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dieter Ammon, Jens Kalkkuhl, Daniel Keppler, Magnus Rau, Avshalom Suissa