Patents by Inventor Falko SAUST

Falko SAUST 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 and apparatus for determining a driver's hand torque on a steering wheel of a vehicle
    Patent number: 10942075
    Abstract: A method for determining a driver's manual torque at a steering wheel of a vehicle which includes sensing a steering angle speed by a steering angle sensor, sensing a steering torque by a steering torque sensor at a steering column connected to the steering wheel, estimating a driver's manual torque applied by a driver at the steering wheel based on the sensed steering angle speed and the sensed steering torque by a Kalman filter by a controller, wherein during the estimation of the driver's manual torque a frictional torque is considered, and the frictional torque is estimated based on the steering torque which is sensed by the steering torque sensor, wherein the estimated frictional torque is taken into account as an interference factor during the estimation of the driver's manual torque in the Kalman filter. Also disclosed is an associated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hendrik Oschlies, Falko Saust, Michael Rohlfs
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A DRIVER'S HAND TORQUE ON A STEERING WHEEL OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170350777
    Abstract: A method for determining a driver's manual torque at a steering wheel of a vehicle which includes sensing a steering angle speed by a steering angle sensor, sensing a steering torque by a steering torque sensor at a steering column connected to the steering wheel, estimating a driver's manual torque applied by a driver at the steering wheel based on the sensed steering angle speed and the sensed steering torque by a Kalman filter by a controller, wherein during the estimation of the driver's manual torque a frictional torque is considered, and the frictional torque is estimated based on the steering torque which is sensed by the steering torque sensor, wherein the estimated frictional torque is taken into account as an interference factor during the estimation of the driver's manual torque in the Kalman filter. Also disclosed is an associated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hendrik OSCHLIES, Falko SAUST, Michael ROHLFS