Patents by Inventor Franz RABEL

Franz RABEL 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).

  • Test bed for testing a real test object in driving operation
    Patent number: 12281961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a test bed and a method for testing a real test object in driving operation, wherein the test object has at least one real component of a vehicle which is capable of applying torque to a wheel hub. The test bed comprises a load machine configured to be connected to the wheel hub so as to transmit torque, an actuator configured to generate a relative movement between the wheel hub on the one hand and a vehicle frame supporting the wheel hub on the other, simulation means for simulating the driving operation, wherein the simulation means is configured to simulate a virtual wheel and dynamics of the virtual wheel as if it were arranged on the wheel hub, and control means configured to operate the real test object in consideration of the simulated dynamics of the virtual wheel on the test bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: AVL List GmbH
    Inventors: Rupert Scheucher, Peter Schöggl, Michael Peinsitt, Andreas Haas, Franz Rabel, Ull Thaler
  • TEST BED FOR TESTING A REAL TEST OBJECT IN DRIVING OPERATION
    Publication number: 20230304897
    Abstract: The invention relates to a test bed and a method for testing a real test object in driving operation, wherein the test object has at least one real component of a vehicle which is capable of applying torque to a wheel hub. The test bed comprises a load machine configured to be connected to the wheel hub so as to transmit torque, an actuator configured to generate a relative movement between the wheel hub on the one hand and a vehicle frame supporting the wheel hub on the other, simulation means for simulating the driving operation, wherein the simulation means is configured to simulate a virtual wheel and dynamics of the virtual wheel as if it were arranged on the wheel hub, and control means configured to operate the real test object in consideration of the simulated dynamics of the virtual wheel on the test bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Rupert SCHEUCHER, Peter SCHÖGGL, Michael PEINSITT, Andreas HAAS, Franz RABEL, Ull THALER