Patents by Inventor Frank Niewels

Frank Niewels 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: 8583324
    Abstract: In a method for determining the angle of inclination of a two-wheeled vehicle of the type of a bicycle, a scooter or a motorcycle with respect to the roadway normal, the angle of inclination is able to be determined simply and accurately if the transverse acceleration of the vehicle is measured using a transverse acceleration sensor and the acceleration in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle is ascertained and the angle of inclination with respect to the roadway normal is calculated based on the two acceleration values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Niewels, Markus Lemejda
  • Patent number: 8315765
    Abstract: In a method for reducing the rollover risk in vehicles, at least one state variable which characterizes the transverse dynamics of the vehicle is ascertained and is used as the basis for an intervention into the steering system and the braking system which stabilizes the vehicle. A multivariable control is carried out in which two control loops are superimposed, the first control loop being based on control of the yaw rate and the second control loop being based on control of the transverse acceleration. The steering system as well as the braking system may be adjusted via the first and second control loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Gerdes, Frank Niewels, Sylvia Futterer, Peter Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20110288693
    Abstract: In a method for determining the angle of inclination of a two-wheeled vehicle of the type of a bicycle, a scooter or a motorcycle with respect to the roadway normal, the angle of inclination is able to be determined simply and accurately if the transverse acceleration of the vehicle is measured using a transverse acceleration sensor and the acceleration in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle is ascertained and the angle of inclination with respect to the roadway normal is calculated based on the two acceleration values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Frank Niewels, Markus Lemejda
  • Publication number: 20110172881
    Abstract: In a method for stabilizing a vehicle motion of a single-track motor vehicle, e.g., a motorcycle, an angle of inclination of the motor vehicle relative to the roadway is recorded via inclination sensors and, after the processing of the angle of inclination in a computing device, a control signal based on this is supplied to a control device for bringing about a stabilization intervention in the vehicle motion, the attitude angle of the motor vehicle being recorded and jointly processed in the control device, using at least one attitude angle recording sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Juergen Seidel, Frank Niewels, Christian Waldschmidt, Matthias Moerbe, Peter Ziegler, Stephan Hoenle
  • Publication number: 20090082923
    Abstract: In a method for reducing the rollover risk in vehicles, at least one state variable which characterizes the transverse dynamics of the vehicle is ascertained and is used as the basis for an intervention into the steering system and the braking system which stabilizes the vehicle. A multivariable control is carried out in which two control loops are superimposed, the first control loop being based on control of the yaw rate and the second control loop being based on control of the transverse acceleration. The steering system as well as the braking system may be adjusted via the first and second control loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Manfred Gerdes, Frank Niewels, Sylvia Futterer, Peter Ziegler