Patents by Inventor David PETTINGER

David PETTINGER 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: 11897456
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller (200), comprising input means (230) for receiving an environment signal indicative of a feature in a vicinity of a vehicle, output means (240) for outputting a manoeuvre signal to cause a vehicle to perform a defined manoeuvre, and control means (210) arranged to provide at least one mode for performing at least a portion of the defined manoeuvre, the mode being selectable from a plurality of modes including at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-in-vehicle mode and at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-out-of-vehicle mode, the mode being selectable in dependence upon the environment signal being indicative of a vehicle envelope suitable for the mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Woolliscroft, Edward Pither, Helio Cardoso, David Pettinger
  • Publication number: 20220379882
    Abstract: A system including vehicle and control system for a vehicle, the control system having one or more controllers and being arranged to: receive a request signal indicative of a request to move the vehicle in a first direction and sensor data indicative of one or more objects in an environment of the vehicle; and output a movement signal to cause an application of torque to one or more wheels of the vehicle to move the vehicle in the first direction in dependence on the request signal and to align the vehicle longitudinally to a detected first object in dependence on the sensor data, the aligned vehicle being positioned at least partly alongside the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Martin, David Pettinger, Jonathan Randall, Ivan Epling, Mutlu Isik
  • Publication number: 20220297679
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller (200), comprising input means (230) for receiving an environment signal indicative of a feature in a vicinity of a vehicle, output means (240) for outputting a manoeuvre signal to cause a vehicle to perform a defined manoeuvre, and control means (210) arranged to provide at least one mode for performing at least a portion of the defined manoeuvre, the mode being selectable from a plurality of modes including at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-in-vehicle mode and at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-out-of-vehicle mode, the mode being selectable in dependence upon the environment signal being indicative of a vehicle envelope suitable for the mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel WOOLLISCROFT, Edward PITHER, Helio CARDOSO, David PETTINGER
  • Patent number: 11345336
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller (200), comprising input means (230) for receiving an environment signal indicative of a feature in a vicinity of a vehicle, output means (240) for outputting a manoeuvre signal to cause a vehicle to perform a defined manoeuvre, and control means (210) arranged to provide at least one mode for performing at least a portion of the defined manoeuvre, the mode being selectable from a plurality of modes including at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-in-vehicle mode and at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-out-of-vehicle mode, the mode being selectable in dependence upon the environment signal being indicative of a vehicle envelope suitable for the mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Woolliscroft, Edward Pither, Helio Cardoso, David Pettinger
  • Publication number: 20210221357
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller (200), comprising input means (230) for receiving an environment signal indicative of a feature in a vicinity of a vehicle, output means (240) for outputting a manoeuvre signal to cause a vehicle to perform a defined manoeuvre, and control means (210) arranged to provide at least one mode for performing at least a portion of the defined manoeuvre, the mode being selectable from a plurality of modes including at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-in-vehicle mode and at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-out-of-vehicle mode, the mode being selectable in dependence upon the environment signal being indicative of a vehicle envelope suitable for the mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel WOOLLISCROFT, Edward PITHER, Helio CARDOSO, David PETTINGER
  • Publication number: 20210080967
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system (100). The control system (100) is for a host vehicle (10) operable in an autonomous mode and a non-autonomous mode. The control system (100) comprises one or more controllers (110). The control system (100) is configured to receive, when operating in a non-autonomous mode, a mode signal and environment data. The mode signal is indicative of the host vehicle (10) operating in a training mode. The environment data is indicative of a sensed environment of the host vehicle (10) during a first manoeuvre by the host vehicle (10) from a first location to a first navigation goal. In the training mode, the one or more controllers (110) identify a navigable area and output vehicle control data. The navigable area is in a vicinity of the first manoeuvre and is suitable to contain a plurality of possible navigation paths for subsequent navigation of the host vehicle (10), operating in an autonomous mode, to a second navigation goal within the navigable area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: David PETTINGER, Daniel WOOLLISCROFT, Mostafa TAIE, Max NALBORCZYK, David TORRES, Qian LU, Shyam MOHANDAS