Patents by Inventor Jakov Topic

Jakov Topic 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: 12664886
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for classifying a predefined traffic situation comprised by a data record of environment data of a motor vehicle, with an application of a directed graph to the first data record. Nodes of the directed graph segment the first data record in each case into at least one segment of a movement behavior of the ego vehicle and/or the fellow vehicle relative to a vehicle environment according to a first condition satisfied in a time interval comprising edges of the directed graph symbolizing links between the respective nodes. The predefined traffic situation is classified if all of the specified segments meet a second condition of the predefined traffic situation. A class is outputted representing the predefined traffic situation and/or a respective start and end time of the second data record comprising a segment representing the predefined traffic situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: dSPACE GmbH
    Inventors: André Rossi, Luka Karaman, Philipp Atorf, Jakov Topic, Cathrina Sowa
  • Publication number: 20240412625
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for classifying a predefined traffic situation comprised by a data record of environment data of a motor vehicle, with an application of a directed graph to the first data record. Nodes of the directed graph segment the first data record in each case into at least one segment of a movement behavior of the ego vehicle and/or the fellow vehicle relative to a vehicle environment according to a first condition satisfied in a time interval comprising edges of the directed graph symbolizing links between the respective nodes. The predefined traffic situation is classified if all of the specified segments meet a second condition of the predefined traffic situation. A class is outputted representing the predefined traffic situation and/or a respective start and end time of the second data record comprising a segment representing the predefined traffic situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: dSPACE GmbH
    Inventors: André ROSSI, Luka KARAMAN, Philipp ATORF, Jakov TOPIC, Cathrina SOWA
  • Patent number: 11945456
    Abstract: Upon detecting a mobile object approaching a target region, a target speed profile for a vehicle, a position and a speed for the vehicle, and a position and a speed for the mobile object are input to a first neural network that outputs an entry probability distribution of predicted entry times at which the mobile object will enter the target region. The target speed profile, the position and the speed for the vehicle, the position and the speed for the mobile object, and a predicted entry time at which the mobile object entered the target region are input to a second neural network that outputs an exit probability distribution of predicted exit times at which the mobile object will exit the target region. An optimized speed profile is determined based on the entry and exit probability distributions by executing a model predictive control algorithm in a rolling horizon. A vehicle is operated based on the optimized speed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Branimir Skugor, Jakov Topic, Josko Deur, Vladimir Ivanovic, Hongtei Eric Tseng
  • Publication number: 20230242134
    Abstract: Upon detecting a mobile object approaching a target region, a target speed profile for a vehicle, a position and a speed for the vehicle, and a position and a speed for the mobile object are input to a first neural network that outputs an entry probability distribution of predicted entry times at which the mobile object will enter the target region. The target speed profile, the position and the speed for the vehicle, the position and the speed for the mobile object, and a predicted entry time at which the mobile object entered the target region are input to a second neural network that outputs an exit probability distribution of predicted exit times at which the mobile object will exit the target region. An optimized speed profile is determined based on the entry and exit probability distributions by executing a model predictive control algorithm in a rolling horizon. A vehicle is operated based on the optimized speed profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Branimir Skugor, Jakov Topic, Josko Deur, Vladimir Ivanovic, Hongtei Eric Tseng