Patents by Inventor Eric DEBERNARD

Eric DEBERNARD 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).

  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE REGULATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220274597
    Abstract: A method is for controlling a system for regulating a distance between a target vehicle and a following vehicle, with the regulation system being installed on the following vehicle. The method includes the implementation of a control law for regulating the distance which calculates, for a plurality of possible combinations of speeds of movement of the following vehicle and the target vehicle, potential setpoint distances, and, for a given combination of speeds of movement of the following and target vehicles, from the plurality of possible combinations, the determination of a final setpoint distance among the potential setpoint distances previously calculated by the control law.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicants: RENAULT s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Olivier CAYOL, Eric DEBERNARD, Klaus KRUMBIEGEL, Marc LAVABRE, Michael SACHSE