Patents by Inventor Ehsan Arabi

Ehsan Arabi 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: 12630153
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to formulate a plurality of constraints, determine a final input modification to a nominal input that minimizes a cost function subject to the constraints, and actuate a component of a vehicle according to the nominal input and the final input modification. Each constraint indicates a respective obstacle relative to the vehicle. Each constraint is represented as a linear inequality in a two-dimensional space with dimensions for acceleration and steering angle. The nominal input includes a nominal acceleration and a nominal steering angle. The final input modification includes a final change to the nominal acceleration and a final change to the nominal steering angle. The computer determines the final input modification by individually calculating the cost function for a plurality of potential input modifications that are on the constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erol Dogan Sumer, Ehsan Arabi, Yousaf Rahman, Abhishek Sharma, Alex Maurice Miller, Michael Hafner
  • Patent number: 12617393
    Abstract: A computer that includes a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to determine a location and a trajectory of a moving object with respect to a stationary vehicle based on one or more first stationary vehicle sensors. A threat level can be determined based on the location and the trajectory of the moving object, and a control barrier function. Based on the threat level, the stationary vehicle can be operated to move the stationary vehicle to reduce a probability of impact between the stationary vehicle and the moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Smruti Ranjan Panigrahi, Erol Dogan Sumer, Ehsan Arabi
  • Publication number: 20250178597
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to formulate a plurality of constraints, determine a final input modification to a nominal input that minimizes a cost function subject to the constraints, and actuate a component of a vehicle according to the nominal input and the final input modification. Each constraint indicates a respective obstacle relative to the vehicle. Each constraint is represented as a linear inequality in a two-dimensional space with dimensions for acceleration and steering angle. The nominal input includes a nominal acceleration and a nominal steering angle. The final input modification includes a final change to the nominal acceleration and a final change to the nominal steering angle. The computer determines the final input modification by individually calculating the cost function for a plurality of potential input modifications that are on the constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erol Dogan Sumer, Ehsan Arabi, Yousaf Rahman, Abhishek Sharma, Alex Maurice Miller, Michael Hafner
  • Publication number: 20250178596
    Abstract: A computer that includes a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to determine a location and a trajectory of a moving object with respect to a stationary vehicle based on one or more first stationary vehicle sensors. A threat level can be determined based on the location and the trajectory of the moving object, and a control barrier function. Based on the threat level, the stationary vehicle can be operated to move the stationary vehicle to reduce a probability of impact between the stationary vehicle and the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Smruti Ranjan Panigrahi, Erol Dogan Sumer, Ehsan Arabi