Patents by Inventor Eduardo Llanos
Eduardo Llanos 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).
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Patent number: 11669104Abstract: A method for autonomously maneuvering a vehicle in a rearward direction towards a point of interest is provided. The method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the vehicle. The method includes overlaying a path on the one or more images. In addition, the method includes receiving a command by way of a user interface. The command includes instructions to adjust the path. The method includes adjusting the path based on the received command. The method also includes transmitting a drive command to a drive system supported by the vehicle. The drive command causes the vehicle to autonomously maneuver along the adjusted path in a rearward direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Xin Yu, Dhiren Verma, Danny Bynum, Julien Ip, Eduardo Llanos, Joseph Zagroba, Kyle Carpenter
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Patent number: 11603100Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the vehicle and receiving a driver planned path from a user interface. The driver planned path includes a plurality of waypoints. The method also includes transmitting one or more commands to a drive system causing the vehicle to autonomously maneuver along the driver planned path. The method also includes determining a current vehicle position and an estimated subsequent vehicle position. The method also includes determining a path adjustment from the current vehicle position to the estimated subsequent vehicle position. The method also includes transmitting instructions to the drive system causing the vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the estimated subsequent vehicle position based on the path adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLCInventors: Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Xin Yu, Danny Bynum, Julien Ip, Kyle P Carpenter, Eduardo Llanos, Dhiren Verma
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Publication number: 20220343535Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for estimating and using a trailer angle of a trailer relative to a vehicle connected to thereto. The method includes receiving image data from at least one first camera disposed on a vehicle and from at least one second camera disposed on a trailer coupled to the vehicle, and identifying matched point pairs by matching points in the image data from the at least one first camera with points in the image data from the at least one second camera, the points matched not being points of a representation of the vehicle or a representations of the trailer in the image data. The trailer angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle is estimated based upon the matched point pairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Julien Ip, Eduardo Llanos, Xin Yu
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Patent number: 11148667Abstract: A method of autonomously maneuvering a tow vehicle towards a trailer positioned behind the tow vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the tow vehicle. The method also includes receiving, at the data processing hardware, a first user selection of a trailer representation within the one or more images. The method includes sending first instructions to a drive system causing the tow vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the trailer associated with the first user selection of the trailer representation. The method also includes receiving a second user selection of a coupler representation within the one or more images. The coupler representation associated with a trailer coupler of the trailer. The method also includes sending second instructions to the drive system causing the tow vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the trailer coupler associated with the second user selection.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Xin Yu, Danny Bynum, Julien Ip, Kyle P Carpenter, Eduardo Llanos, Dhiren Verma
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Publication number: 20200062257Abstract: A method for autonomously driving a vehicle in a rearward direction towards a point of interest is provided. The method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the vehicle and receiving a driver planned path from a user interface. The driver planned path includes a plurality of waypoints. The method also includes transmitting one or more commands to a drive system causing the vehicle to autonomously maneuver along the driver planned path. The method also includes determining a current vehicle position and an estimated subsequent vehicle position. The method also includes determining a path adjustment from the current vehicle position to the estimated subsequent vehicle position. The method also includes transmitting instructions to the drive system causing the vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the estimated subsequent vehicle position based on the path adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Xin Yu, Danny Bynum, Julien Ip, Kyle P Carpenter, Eduardo Llanos, Dhiren Verma
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Publication number: 20200039517Abstract: A method of autonomously maneuvering a tow vehicle towards a trailer positioned behind the tow vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the tow vehicle. The method also includes receiving, at the data processing hardware, a first user selection of a trailer representation within the one or more images. The method includes sending first instructions to a drive system causing the tow vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the trailer associated with the first user selection of the trailer representation. The method also includes receiving a second user selection of a coupler representation within the one or more images. The coupler representation associated with a trailer coupler of the trailer. The method also includes sending second instructions to the drive system causing the tow vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the trailer coupler associated with the second user selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Xin Yu, Danny Bynum, Julien Ip, Kyle P Carpenter, Eduardo Llanos, Dhiren Verma
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Publication number: 20190346858Abstract: A method for autonomously maneuvering a vehicle in a rearward direction towards a point of interest is provided. The method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the vehicle. The method includes overlaying a path on the one or more images. In addition, the method includes receiving a command by way of a user interface. The command includes instructions to adjust the path. The method includes adjusting the path based on the received command. The method also includes transmitting a drive command to a drive system supported by the vehicle. The drive command causes the vehicle to autonomously maneuver along the adjusted path in a rearward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Xin Yu, Dhiren Verma, Danny Bynum, Julien Ip, Eduardo Llanos, Joseph Zagroba, Kyle Carpenter