Patents by Inventor Guido WEITKUS
Guido WEITKUS 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).
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Patent number: 11433896Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move a vehicle within a roadway lane according to an emergency lane procedure to form an emergency lane when a longitudinal speed of the vehicle is below a specified speed and end the emergency lane procedure when the longitudinal speed is at least a second specified speed.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Andreas Puetz, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Meyer, Mohamed Benmimoun
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Publication number: 20220169289Abstract: Practicing a takeover of vehicle control of a vehicle 100 from an autonomous mode includes generating a takeover command for performing the takeover of the vehicle control without the existence of a reason for a takeover, and outputting the takeover command to a driver of the vehicle, wherein information about the non-existence of a reason for takeover is not output to the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel Bauer, Peter W. A. Zegelaar, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Puetz, Patrick Piastowski, Benjamin Maus
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Patent number: 11214257Abstract: It is determined that (a) a first vehicle is driving on a curve on a first road or, (b) by detecting a second road, a road boundary of the first road. It is further determined that there is (c) parallel traffic by determining that a second vehicle is moving in a lane of the second road adjacent to the first road, or (d) tangential traffic by detecting a third vehicle is moving tangentially to the curve. Upon determining that there is simultaneously at least one of (a) the first vehicle driving on the curve on the first road or (b) the road boundary of the first road, and at least one of (c) parallel traffic or (d) tangential traffic, then it is determined that the first vehicle is driving on an on-ramp.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Benjamin Maus, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Meyer, Peter W. A. Zegelaar, Christoph Schlaug
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Patent number: 11124188Abstract: The invention concerns an adaptive speed controller for a motor vehicle, with a stop-and-go system for an automatic or driver-confirmed restart following a standstill of the motor vehicle because of a vehicle ahead coming to a standstill and starting again, wherein if the motor vehicle comes to a standstill the stop-and-go system then enters a dynamic standstill state (t0 to t1) from which an automatic dynamic restart is possible, and wherein a preset period of time after the motor vehicle has come to a standstill and remains therein, the stop-and-go system enters a confirmation standstill state (>t4) from which an automatic restart is only possible after a driver's confirmation.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Benjamin Maus, Guido Weitkus
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Patent number: 10915103Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for capturing a traffic lane. A traffic lane data set is evaluated to capture an abrupt change of the traffic lane. The traffic lane data set is divided into a new traffic lane data set that represents a new traffic lane boundary and an old traffic lane data set that represents an old traffic lane boundary. A difference data set is determined between the old traffic lane data set and the new traffic lane data set. The difference data set is added to the new traffic lane data set to form a resulting data set, wherein the difference data set is weighted with a plurality of weighting factors.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Andreas Meyer, Guido Weitkus, Patrick Glet, Benjamin Maus, Manuel Merz
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Patent number: 10843705Abstract: A method is disclosed to operate a motor vehicle using a driver assistance system. The driver assistance system includes, for at least one driver assistance system function, at least one criterion relating to a vehicle environment. The at least one criterion is defined for an adaptation of the driver assistance system function, a number of features of the environment of the vehicle are detected, a probability of the occurrence of at least one criterion is estimated on the basis of a combination of the detected features, and the driver assistance system function is adapted on the basis of the estimated probability.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Benjamin Maus, Reid James Steiger, Andreas Meyer, Manuel Merz, Guido Weitkus
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Publication number: 20200282991Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle having an adaptive cruise control system with a stop-and-go function, having the steps of: bringing the motor vehicle to a stop upon detecting that a vehicle in front has stopped, providing a start signal within a predetermined first time period upon starting of the vehicle in front, reading safety-relevant data after the first time period has ended and if the vehicle in front is still stopped, and suppressing a start signal if the safety-relevant data indicate a hazardous traffic situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Benjamin Maus, Andreas Meyer, Guido Weitkus, Goetz-Philipp Wegner, Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Samantha Medenbach
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Patent number: 10688996Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and system to operate a motor vehicle with a congestion assistant. The congestion assistant enters sensor data, which serves as input data of the congestion assistant. The sensor data is evaluated, via an evaluation unit, in order to define a value representing a signal roughness of the sensor data. The value is compared, via a comparison unit, with a threshold value. A suppression signal is generated, via a signal detection unit, to prevent automatic activation of the congestion assistant if the value is greater than the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guido Weitkus, Andreas Meyer, Manuel Merz, Benjamin Maus, Mohamed Benmimoun, Fabian Kuzaj
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Publication number: 20200001876Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move a vehicle within a roadway lane according to an emergency lane procedure to form an emergency lane when a longitudinal speed of the vehicle is below a specified speed and end the emergency lane procedure when the longitudinal speed is at least a second specified speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Andreas Puetz, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Meyer, Mohamed Benmimoun
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Publication number: 20190351905Abstract: The invention concerns an adaptive speed controller for a motor vehicle, with a stop-and-go system for an automatic or driver-confirmed restart following a standstill of the motor vehicle because of a vehicle ahead coming to a standstill and starting again, wherein if the motor vehicle comes to a standstill the stop-and-go system then enters a dynamic standstill state (t0 to t1) from which an automatic dynamic restart is possible, and wherein a preset period of time after the motor vehicle has come to a standstill and remains therein, the stop-and-go system enters a confirmation standstill state (>t4) from which an automatic restart is only possible after a driver's confirmation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Benjamin Maus, Guido Weitkus
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Publication number: 20190241187Abstract: It is determined that (a) a first vehicle is driving on a curve on a first road or, (b) by detecting a second road, a road boundary of the first road. It is further determined that there is (c) parallel traffic by determining that a second vehicle is moving in a lane of the second road adjacent to the first road, or (d) tangential traffic by detecting a third vehicle is moving tangentially to the curve. Upon determining that there is simultaneously at least one of (a) the first vehicle driving on the curve on the first road or (b) the road boundary of the first road, and at least one of (c) parallel traffic or (d) tangential traffic, then it is determined that the first vehicle is driving on an on-ramp.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Benjamin Maus, Guido Weitkus, Andreas Meyer, Peter W.A. Zegelaar, Christoph Schlaug
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Publication number: 20190079520Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for capturing a traffic lane. A traffic lane data set is evaluated to capture an abrupt change of the traffic lane. The traffic lane data set is divided into a new traffic lane data set that represents a new traffic lane boundary and an old traffic lane data set that represents an old traffic lane boundary. A difference data set is determined between the old traffic lane data set and the new traffic lane data set. The difference data set is added to the new traffic lane data set to form a resulting data set, wherein the difference data set is weighted with a plurality of weighting factors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Andreas MEYER, Guido WEITKUS, Patrick GLET, Benjamin MANUS, Manuel MERZ
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Publication number: 20190023280Abstract: A method is disclosed to operate a motor vehicle using a driver assistance system. The driver assistance system includes, for at least one driver assistance system function, at least one criterion relating to a vehicle environment. The at least one criterion is defined for an adaptation of the driver assistance system function, a number of features of the environment of the vehicle are detected, a probability of the occurrence of at least one criterion is estimated on the basis of a combination of the detected features, and the driver assistance system function is adapted on the basis of the estimated probability.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Benjamin MAUS, Reid James STEIGER, Andreas MEYER, Manuel MERZ, Guido WEITKUS
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Publication number: 20180334168Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and system to operate a motor vehicle with a congestion assistant. The congestion assistant enters sensor data, which serves as input data of the congestion assistant. The sensor data is evaluated, via an evaluation unit, in order to define a value representing a signal roughness of the sensor data. The value is compared, via a comparison unit, with a threshold value. A suppression signal is generated, via a signal detection unit, to prevent automatic activation of the congestion assistant if the value is greater than the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Guido WEITKUS, Andreas MEYER, Manuel MERZ, Benjamin MAUS, Mohamed BENMIMOUN, Fabian KUZAJ