Patents by Inventor Fredrik Ling

Fredrik Ling 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).

  • Detection of unintended lane departures
    Patent number: 7479892
    Abstract: A method and a system for automatically detecting unintended lane departures of vehicles are described. A lane departure warning system comprises a lane departure recognition unit (10), an alarm generation unit (12), and a driver activity monititoring unit (14). The driver activity monitoring unit (14) is configured to monitor one or more vehicle-related parameters like the steer angle that change continuously in response to a control intervention of a driver. The alarm generation unit (12) generates an alarm if an actual or forthcoming lane departure is detected and if additionally an evaluation of the one or more parameters indicates a low or no driver activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Scania CV AB (publ)
    Inventors: Fredrik Ling, Fredrik Billberg
  • Detection of unintended lane departures
    Publication number: 20070024430
    Abstract: A method and a system for automatically detecting unintended lane departures of vehicles arc described. A lane departure warning system comprises a lane departure recognition unit (10), an alarm generation unit (12), and a driver activity monitoring unit (14). The driver activity monitoring unit (14) is configured to monitor one or more vehicle-related parameters like the steer angle that change continuously in response to a control intervention of a driver. The alarm generation unit (12) generates an alarm if an actual or forthcoming lane departure is detected and if additionally an evaluation of the one or more parameters indicates a low or no driver activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Fredrik Ling, Fredrik Billberg